Augusta, Minnesota

Augusta is an unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.

This article is about the unincorporated community in Carver County. For the city named St. Augusta in Stearns County, see St. Augusta, Minnesota.
Augusta
Unincorporated community
Augusta
Location of the community of Augusta
within Carver County
Augusta
Augusta (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°48′18″N 93°41′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCarver
TownshipLaketown Township and Dahlgren Township
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)952
GNIS feature ID639513[1]

The community lies on the boundary line between Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township. The center of Augusta is generally considered near the junction of Carver County Roads 43 and 10 (Engler Boulevard). Nearby places include Chaska and Waconia.

History

A post office was established as Oberles Corners on 1861, the name was changed to Augusta in 1883, and the post office closed in 1911.[2] The community was named for Augusta Poppitz, wife of early settler Ernst Poppitz.[3]

References
  1. "Augusta, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Augusta Post Office (historical)
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 81.


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