Shirley, Minnesota

Coordinates: 47°52′08″N 96°36′52″W / 47.86889°N 96.61444°W / 47.86889; -96.61444
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Shirley
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID654939[1]

Shirley is an

unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

Shirley had a depot on the Great Northern Railroad. Iron mining occurred in Shirley from 1882 to 1911.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shirley, Minnesota
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 427.