Brunswick is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Brunswick Township,
Kanabec County,
Minnesota
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, United States. The community is located between
Mora
Mora may refer to:
People
* José Maria Mora (1847–1926), Cuban-American photographer, often credited as "Mora"
* Mora (singer) (born 1996), a Puerto Rican singer
* Mora (surname), a Spanish name (includes a list of people with the name)
Plac ...
and
Rock Creek at the junction of State Highway 65 (
MN 65) and State Highway 70 (
MN 70).
The
Groundhouse River flows through the community. Nearby places include Mora,
Braham
Braham may refer to:
* Braham (surname)
* Braham, Minnesota, a city in the United States
* Braham Murray (1943–2018), English theatre director
* Braham (''One Piece''), a minor character in the Japanese anime ''One Piece''
See also
*
* Bahram ...
,
Coin
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,
Stanchfield, and
Grasston.
ZIP codes 55051 (Mora) and 55006 (Braham) meet near Brunswick.
History
Brunswick, platted in 1856, is situated within Brunswick Township. The community is located in Section 1 of the township, but its history traces back to the Hersey, Staples, and Bean Lumber Company, whose logging headquarters were in Section 12 of the township. George and
Isaac Staples platted the site of the community, naming it after
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a New England town, town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Brunswick is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part o ...
. With stores, a post office, and mills located in Brunswick, it became the county seat for Kanabec County on March 13, 1859. It retained its status as the county seat until it was transferred to Mora in 1883.
A post office was established at Brunswick in 1860, and remained in operation until 1934.
References
* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Kanabec County, Minnesota
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