Pocket Guide to Minnesota Place Names

This book is the abridged edition of Minnesota Place Names; A Geographic Encyclopedia, originally published in 1920. Compiled by Michael Fedo and published in 2002, this resource provides brief descriptions and stories of how 1200 Minnesota places got their names. Entries are in alphabetical order. An appendix lists entries by county. There is an online version at http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham. This is an essential resource for school library collections.