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Hereford is an extinct town in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

Hereford was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after the local herds of Hereford cattle. A post office was established at Hereford in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923. The town of Hereford had disappeared by the 1940s, with the exception of the cemetery which still remains.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hereford (historical)
2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 215.
3. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
4. Fochs, Rhonda (1 June 2014). Minnesota's Lost Towns: Northern Edition. North Star Press of St. Cloud. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-87839-988-8.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Elbow Lake
Cities	Ashby Barrett Elbow Lake Herman Hoffman Norcross Wendell
Townships	Delaware Elbow Lake Elk Lake Erdahl Gorton Land Lawrence Lien Logan Macsville North Ottawa Pelican Lake Pomme de Terre Roseville Sanford Stony Brook
Unincorporated communities	Charlesville‡ Erdahl
Former communities	Hereford Pomme de Terre Thorsborg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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46°00′52″N 96°08′31″W / 46.01444°N 96.14194°W / 46.01444; -96.14194

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