Cusson, Minnesota

{{for|the city in southeast Minnesota named Kasson|Kasson, Minnesota}}

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Cusson is an unincorporated community in Leiding Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota.

Geography

The community is immediately north of Orr on U.S. Highway 53 and 21 miles north of Cook. Cusson is within the Kabetogama State Forest.

History

A post office called Cusson was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1929.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Saint+Louis |title=St. Louis County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=7 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115230456/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Saint+Louis |archive-date=15 January 2016 }} Cusson was a station on the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway.{{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/n499 480]}}

References

Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota