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

History

Amiret was originally called Saratoga, after Saratoga, New York,[2] and under the latter name was platted in 1874.[3] The present name, adopted in 1879, is for Amiretta Sykes, the wife of a railroad official.[3]

The town's post office first opened under the name Coburg[3] in 1873. The name of the post office was changed to Amiret in 1878, and remained in operation until 1992.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188046—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amiret, Minnesota
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 37.
  3. ^ a b c Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 311.
  4. ^ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".