Riceford
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Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 91°43′37″W / 43.57611°N 91.72694°W / 43.57611; -91.72694 | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Houston |
Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 650057[1] |
Riceford is an unincorporated communityinHouston County, in the U.S. stateofMinnesota.[1]
A post office was established at Riceford in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community was named for Henry Mower Rice, a Minnesota Territory politician who forded Riceford Creek at this place in the 1850s.[3]
Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Minnesota, United States
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