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

History

A post office was established at Averill in 1899, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1969.[2][3] The community was named for John T. Averill, an officer in the Civil War and Minnesota legislator.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill, Minnesota
  2. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 115.