Cloverton, Minnesota

Cloverton, Minnesota
—  Unincorporated community  —
Cloverton, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°10′05″N 92°19′11″W / 46.16806°N 92.31972°W / 46.16806; -92.31972Coordinates: 46°10′05″N 92°19′11″W / 46.16806°N 92.31972°W / 46.16806; -92.31972
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Pine
Township	New Dosey
Elevation	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
– Total	60
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	320
GNIS feature ID	641361[1]

Cloverton is an unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. Cloverton is located in New Dosey Township near the Wisconsin state line, 26 miles (42 km) east of Sandstone. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Cloverton has an estimated population of 60.^[2] Cloverton was named for wild clover in the area or for the Red Clover Land Company, a major landowner in the township in 1916. The Soo Line Railroad opened in the community in 1911. A post office operated in Cloverton from 1912 until 1972.^[3]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cloverton, Minnesota
2. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (2010). Dakota County, Minnesota (Map). http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/pine2.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-11. 
3. ^ "Cloverton". Minnesota Historical Society. http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=583&BookCodeID=74&County=58&SendingPage=Results.cfm. Retrieved 12 August 2011.