Ericsburg, Minnesota

Ericsburg
Ericsburg
Unincorporated community
	Ericsburg Ericsburg
	Coordinates: 48°29′16″N 93°19′53″W / 48.48778°N 93.33139°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Koochiching
Elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56669 and 56649
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	656165

Ericsburg is an unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located southeast of International Falls at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and County Road 98.

Ericsburg is located within Rainy Lake Unorganized Territory.

Nearby places include International Falls, Ray, and Kabetogama. Ericsburg is located nine miles southeast of International Falls and 15 miles northwest of Kabetogama. The Rat Root River flows through the community.

ZIP codes 56669 (Ray / Kabetogama) and 56649 (International Falls) meet near Ericsburg.

History[edit]

Ericsburg was founded by a real estate agent named Erik Franson, for whom the community is named.^[2] A post office called Ericsburg was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1966.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Ericsburg, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 282.
^ "Koochiching County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
Mn/DOT map of Koochiching County – Sheet 4 – 2011 edition

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[gnis-1] "Ericsburg, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[Upham1920-2] Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 282.

[3] "Koochiching County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: International Falls
Cities	Big Falls International Falls Littlefork Mizpah Northome Ranier	Map of Minnesota highlighting Koochiching County
Unorganized territories	East Koochiching Nett Lake Northome Northwest Koochiching Rainy Lake South Koochiching
CDP	Nett Lake‡
Unincorporated communities	Birchdale Bramble Central Craigville Ericsburg Forest Grove Frontier Gates Corner Gemmell Grand Falls Indus Island View Jameson Lindford Loman Margie Pelland Pinetop Rauch Ray Silverdale Wildwood
Indian reservations	Nett Lake Indian Reservation‡ Red Lake Indian Reservation‡
Ghost town	Fairland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Ericsburg
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°29′16″N 93°19′53″W / 48.48778°N 93.33139°W / 48.48778; -93.33139
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Koochiching
Elevation	1,122 ft (342 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56669 and 56649
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	656165^[1]