Minneapolis, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:Minneapolis
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Named For:Minneapolis, Minnesota[1]
Pushpin Map:North Carolina
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Name2:Avery
Population Total:429
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:36.0992°N -81.9869°W
Elevation M:1117
Elevation Ft:3665
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:28652
Area Code:828
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1021490

Minneapolis is a community located along US 19-E in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It shares its name with two other cities nationwide: another small town in Kansas, and the much larger and more famous city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, that state's largest city.

History

As early as 1904, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad went through the community of Minneapolis, but bypassed it as it traveled between Cranberry and Montezuma. In 1910 a depot was built, mainly to service a sawmill and asbestos factory; in 1937, the depot was abandoned, but flag stops still continued till 1940. After the rails were removed, the railway bed became the foundation for Old Toe River Road.

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Notes and References

  1. News: A few Avery County place names . Hardy . Michael . The Avery Journal Times . May 17, 2017 . December 23, 2020 .