Gregory, Minnesota

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Gregory, Minnesota
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Gregory
Coordinates: 45°56′22″N94°21′23″W / 45.93944°N 94.35639°W / 45.93944; -94.35639
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Morrison
Township Little Falls
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56345
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID654737 [1]

Gregory is an unincorporated community in Little Falls Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near Little Falls. The community is located near the intersection of 123rd Street and Haven Road, Morrison County Road 76.

U.S. Highway 10 and 1st Street SE are also in the immediate area.

The community was named for J. Gregory Smith, a railroad official. [2]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder , which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in St. Cloud, 31 miles (50 km) to the south.

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References

  1. "Gregory, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  352.