Alida is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

A post office was established at Alida in 1898, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1945.[2][3] The community was named by John Lind, 14th Governor of Minnesota, perhaps after a place of the same name in Indiana or Kansas.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida, Minnesota
  2. ^ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 122.