Havana, Minnesota

Havana, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Havana, Minnesota Havana, Minnesota Location of the community of Havana within Havana Township, Steele County
Coordinates: 44°03′59″N 93°08′47″W / 44.06639°N 93.14639°WCoordinates: 44°03′59″N 93°08′47″W / 44.06639°N 93.14639°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Steele
Township	Havana Township
Elevation	1,224 ft (373 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55060
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	644729[1]

Havana is an unincorporated community in Havana Township, Steele County, Minnesota, United States, near Owatonna. The community is located along SE 44th Avenue near SE 18th Street.

History

Havana was platted in 1867, when the Winona and St. Peter Railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community was named after Havana, Illinois.^[3] A post office was established at Havanna in 1869, and remained in operation until 1911.^[4]

References

1. "Havana, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 532.
3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 82.
4. "Steele County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 March 2015.