Official Name: | Palo |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Saint Louis |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | White Township |
Population Total: | 30 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1401 |
Coordinates: | 47.4153°N -92.2597°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55705 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 662129 |
Palo is an unincorporated community in White Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located eight miles south of the city of Aurora at the intersection of Saint Louis County Road 100 and County Road 111 (Palo Road). Vermilion Trail/County Road 4 and County Road 16 are both nearby. Palo is located nine miles northeast of the community of Makinen.
A post office called Palo was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1933.[1] The name "Palo" is derived from Finnish,[2] where means 'fire' (as in 'forest fire') and Palo is a surname and a place name.
Palo is notable for its annual Laskiainen celebration, one of the largest and longest-running Finnish-American festivals in the United States.[3]