Beroun, Minnesota

Beroun is an unincorporated community in Mission Creek Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

Beroun
Unincorporated community
Beroun
Location of the community of Beroun
within Mission Creek Township, Pine County
Beroun
Beroun (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°54′37″N 92°57′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
TownshipMission Creek Township
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 • Total120
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55063
Area code(s)320
GNIS feature ID639974[1]

Interstate 35 and Pine County Roads 14 and 61 are three of the main routes in the community. Interstate 35 runs north–south, and County Road 14 (Beroun Crossing Road) runs east–west.

Beroun is located between Hinckley and Pine City.

A post office called Beroun was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1993.[2] The community was founded by Czech immigrants, who named it after the town of Beroun in the Czech Republic. Beroun was a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad.[3]

ZIP codes 55063 (Pine City), 55037 (Hinckley), and 55007 (Brook Park) all intersect near Beroun.

References
  1. "Beroun, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 411.
  • Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition


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