Searles, Minnesota

Searles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Searles is located on Minnesota State Highway 15, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of New Ulm. Searles has a post office with ZIP code 56084.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 171.[2]

Searles
Census-designated place
Searles
Coordinates: 44°13′43″N 94°26′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBrown
Area
[1]
 • Total0.438 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Land0.438 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total171
 • Density390/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56084
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID651814[3]

History

Searles was platted in 1899.[5] A post office was established at Searles in 1902.[6]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Searles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.
  6. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 April 2015.


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