Assumption, Minnesota

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Location of the community of Assumption
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Assumption
Assumption (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°41′17″N93°53′20″W / 44.68806°N 93.88889°W / 44.68806; -93.88889
Country United States
State Minnesota
Counties Carver and Sibley
Township Hancock Township and Washington Lake Township
Elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55338 and 55368
Area codes 507 and 952
GNIS feature ID639488 [1]

Assumption is an unincorporated community in Carver and Sibley Counties, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located eight miles east-northeast of Green Isle. Nearby places also include Hamburg, Norwood Young America, Bongards, Cologne, and Belle Plaine. The community is home to the Assumption State Wildlife Management Area.

Assumption is located within Hancock Township in Carver County; and also located within Washington Lake Township in Sibley County.

History

A post office previously operated in Assumption from 1881 to 1906. [2] Assumption took its name from a Roman Catholic church of the same name. [3]

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References

  1. "Assumption, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Carver County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  81.