Eldred, Minnesota

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

Eldred
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°40′58″N 96°46′49″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Polk
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	643235[1]

History

A post office called Eldred was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1968.^[2] According to Warren Upham, the community may be named for Nathaniel B. Eldred, a Pennsylvania judge.^[3]