Incorporated and
Un-Incorporated Places
Brown County has the following incorporated and
un-incorporated places. The location, date of plattings
and incorporation of the same is given, so far as they
appear of record in the register of deeds office, but it
is to be regretted that no better system obtains than is
here found for permanently preserving the plattings of
the county. Large and excellent blank plat-books have
been purchased, but never been utilized for the purpose
for which they were intended, as they simply contain an
improvised index, while the plats are kept in various
places in an unbound form, liable to be destroyed at any
time. Indeed, several are now missing.
New Ulm (city) was originally surveyed
in 1856, but the record shows that it was not filed for
record until April 7, 1858, when it was effected by the
German Land Association, through its president, William
Pfaender. It extends from southeast to northwest along
the banks of the Minnesota River, in township 110, range
30 west. Many additions have been made with the passing
years.
Sleepy Eye, first platted as "Sleepy
Eye Lake," by Thomas Allison and Walter Breckenridge,
September 18, 1872, in sections 29 and 30, of township
110, range 32 west. Incorporated as a city in 1903.
Springfield, situated in sections 18
and 19 of township 109, range 34 west, was platted as
"Burns" in 1877, on the line of the Winona & St. Peter
railroad. A post office had been established there in
1873. It took the name of Springfield in 1881, when it
was incorporated as a village.
Searls, situated in section 21, Of
Cottonwood civil township, was platted October 10, 1899,
by Harry L. Jenkins and wife.
Hanska was platted October 9, 1899, by
Harry L. Jenkins and Anna L. Jenkins, in section 24,
township 108, range 31. It was incorporated in 1901.
Evan, formerly "Hanson's Station,"
originally platted May, 1887, in section 8, Prairieville
civil township, by Nels Hanson. Incorporated in 1904.
Cobden is situated in section 31,
township 110, range 33 west; was platted February 16,
1901, by Thomas Peter son and S. C. Frederickson. It was
incorporated in 1905.
Blessum is situated in section 24,
township 108, range 31 west, and was platted June 2,
1898, by H. Blessum, proprietor.
Comfrey was incorporated from a part of
Bashaw Township in 1900. It is situated in section 34,
township 108, range 34 west.
Brown County |Minnesota
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Source: History of Brown County,
Minnesota, L. A. Fritsche, M.D., Editor, Volume I, 1916.
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