Augusta, Minnesota

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US}}

{{about|the unincorporated community in Carver County|the city named St. Augusta in Stearns County|St. Augusta, Minnesota}}

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| subdivision_name3 = Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township

| named_for = Augusta Poppitz

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Augusta is an unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.

The community lies on the boundary line between Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township. The center of Augusta is generally considered near the junction of Carver County Roads 43 and 10 (Engler Boulevard). Nearby places include Chaska and Waconia.

History

A post office was established as Oberles Corners on 1861, the name was changed to Augusta in 1883, and the post office closed in 1911.{{GNIS|2094291|name=Augusta Post Office (historical)}} The community was named for Augusta Poppitz, wife of early settler Ernst Poppitz.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n100 81]}}

References

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{{Carver County, Minnesota}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Carver County, Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

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