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Freeburg
Crooked Creek flows through town
Crooked Creek flows through town
Freeburg, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Freeburg, Minnesota
Freeburg, Minnesota
Location in Minnesota
Freeburg, Minnesota is located in the United States
Freeburg, Minnesota
Freeburg, Minnesota
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Houston
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 643918

Freeburg is a small place in Houston County, Minnesota. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.

History of Freeburg

Freeburg had its own post office starting in 1858. This post office helped people send and receive mail for many years. It stayed open until it closed in 1947. Many of the first people to settle in Freeburg were from Germany. They named their new home after a city in Germany called Freiburg, Germany.

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