Iberia, Minnesota
Iberia is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
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Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Brown |
Elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 654764[1] |
History
A post office was established at Iberia in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.[2] The community was named after the Iberian Peninsula.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iberia, Minnesota
- "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.
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