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Weme, Minnesota

Coordinates: 47°38′39″N 95°32′17″W / 47.64417°N 95.53806°W / 47.64417; -95.53806
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Weme
Weme is located in Minnesota
Weme
Weme
Weme is located in the United States
Weme
Weme
Coordinates: 47°38′39″N 95°32′17″W / 47.64417°N 95.53806°W / 47.64417; -95.53806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClearwater
Elevation
1,329 ft (405 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID655001[1]

Weme is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Weme in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[2][3] Hans Weme, the first postmaster, gave the community its name.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme, Minnesota
  2. ^ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 123.