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Airlie is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Sweet Township, Pipestone County,
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, United States. It is located near
Minnesota State Highway 30 Minnesota State Highway 30 (MN 30) is a highway in southwest and southeast Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 34 at the South Dakota state line near Airlie, west of Pipestone, and continues to its eastern terminus at its inters ...
between
Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone is a city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Pipestone County. The population was 4,215 at the 2020 census. The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument. History Pipestone was platted in October, 187 ...
and
Egan, South Dakota Egan is a city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2020 census. The city has the name of a railroad employee. Geography Egan is located at (43.998971, -96.649434), along the Big Sioux River.DeLorme (20 ...
, one mile east of the Minnesota – South Dakota state line.


History

Airlie was
plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1879, and named for the
Earl of Airlie Earl of Airlie is a title of the peerage in Scotland created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title “Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen.” The title “Lord Ogilvy of Airlie” was then created o ...
. A post office was established at Airlie in 1882, and remained in operation until 1934.


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HomeTownLocator Map of Airlie, Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Pipestone County, Minnesota {{pipestoneCountyMN-geo-stub