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Giese
Unincorporated community
GieseLocation of the community of Giese within Wagner Township, Aitkin CountyShow map of MinnesotaGieseGiese (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°12′58″N 93°07′00″W / 46.21611°N 93.11667°W / 46.21611; -93.11667
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Aitkin
Township	Wagner Township
Elevation	1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55735
Area code	320
GNIS feature ID	644122

Giese (/ˈɡiːzi/ GHEE-zee) is an unincorporated community in Wagner Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States, located near Finlayson.

The community is located in east-central Minnesota at the junction of State Highway 18 (MN 18) and Aitkin County Road 23 (130th Place). Giese is near the southeast corner of Aitkin County, near the county line with Pine County. Big Pine Lake is nearby.

History

Originally Henkeltown, the Henkel family sold the only store in town to the Giese clan. The community had a post office from 1918 to 1953. Giese was named for George F. Giese, a local businessman and the first postmaster.

References

1. "Giese, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
3. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-87351-396-8.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Aitkin
Cities	Aitkin Hill City McGrath McGregor Palisade Tamarack
Townships	Aitkin Ball Bluff Balsam Beaver Clark Cornish Farm Island Fleming Glen Haugen Hazelton Hill Lake Idun Jevne Kimberly Lakeside Lee Libby Logan Macville Malmo McGregor Millward Morrison Nordland Pliny Rice River Salo Seavey Shamrock Spalding Spencer Turner Verdon Wagner Waukenabo Wealthwood White Pine Williams Workman
Unorganized territories	Davidson Jewett Northeast Aitkin Northwest Aitkin
Unincorporated communities	Arthyde Ball Bluff Bennettville Cutler East Lake Giese Glen Glory Hassman Haypoint Jacobson Kimberly Lawler Libby Malmo Minnewawa Nichols Rabey Red Top Ronald Rossburg Sandy Lake Sheshebee Shovel Lake Swatara Thor Waukenabo Wealthwood
Indian reservations	Mille Lacs‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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