Official Name: | Eldred |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Polk |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 866 |
Coordinates: | 47.6828°N -96.7803°W |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 643235 |
Eldred is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
A post office called Eldred was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1968.[1] According to Warren Upham, the community may be named for Nathaniel B. Eldred, a Pennsylvania judge.[2]