Downer is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 9 and County Road 10 (90th Avenue South). Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 52 is nearby.[2]

History

Downer contained a post office from 1886 until 1954.[3] The community was named by the railroad.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Downer, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Downer Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 115.