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Zim
Unincorporated community
The Zim Post Office
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Coordinates: 47°18′25″N 92°36′12″W / 47.30694°N 92.60333°W / 47.30694; -92.60333
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Saint Louis
Township	McDavitt Township
Elevation	1,335 ft (407 m)
Population
• Total	20
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55738
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	662843

Zim is an unincorporated place in McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Geography

The community is located 14 miles southwest of the city of Eveleth at the junction of Saint Louis County Highway 7 and County Road 27. The Saint Louis River is nearby.

History

A post office called Zim was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1990. The community derives its name from a logging camp run by a lumberman named Zimmerman who worked in the area.

Arts and culture

The nearby Sax–Zim Bog area is home to one of the world's best birdwatching places and the site of the annual Sax–Zim Winter Birding Festival held in February. The bog was named for Zim and the nearby community of Sax.

Zim is home to noted rock music transcriber Jordan Baker, who has authored songbooks for Dream Theater, Steve Vai and Metallica.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zim, Minnesota
2. "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 492.
4. ^ Gustav Axelson (January 18, 2013). "In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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

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Former CDP	Arnold
Ghost towns/ Neighborhoods	Costin Village Elcor Fermoy Kelly Lake Leetonia Little Swan Spina West Virginia
Indian reservations	Fond du Lac Indian Reservation‡ Lake Vermilion Indian Reservation Nett Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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