Dalbo 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 Dalbo Township,

Isanti County Isanti County ( ) is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,135. Its county seat is Cambridge. History The county was formed on February 13, 1857. Its name came from the I ...

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, United States. Isanti County Roads 3, 13 and 57; and State Highway 47 ( MN 47) are three of the main routes in the community. Nearby places include

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, Pine Brook, Wyanett, Lewis Lake,

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, and Dalbo Wildlife Management Area. Stanchfield Creek flows through the community. Dalbo is thought to be named in honor of immigrants from

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland Värmland () also known a ...

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, it is more likely that Dalbo is named for the place of the same name in

Dalsland Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and ...

, Sweden. Dalbo has definite immigrant ties to both

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and

Älvdalen Älvdalen (Elfdalian: ''Övdaln'' or ''Tjyörtjbynn''; literally meaning ''The River Valley'') is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010. The parish is widely known for being the ...

, in Dalarna.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Minnesota State Highway 47 Minnesota State Highway 47 (MN 47) is a highway in east–central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with ''Central Avenue'' ( State Highway 65) in Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. ...

* Isanti County Road 3 * Isanti County Road 13 * Isanti County Road 57

References

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry * Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Isanti County, Minnesota