Greeley is an
unincorporated community in
Royalton Township,
Pine County
Pine County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,876. Its county seat is Pine City. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1872.
Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in Pine ...
,
Minnesota, United States.
The community is located west of Rock Creek, at the junction of Greeley Road (Pine County 1) and Clint Road (County 102). State Highway 70 (
MN 70) is nearby. Greeley is located in the southwest corner of Pine County. Rush Lake is nearby.
Nearby places include
Braham,
Rock Creek Rock Creek or Rockcreek may refer to:
Streams
United States
* Rock Creek (California)
* Rock Creek (Fountain Creek tributary), Colorado
* Rock Creek (Idaho)
* Rock Creek (Kankakee River tributary), Illinois
* Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tribut ...
,
West Rock,
Grasston, and
Rush City.
Greeley is located six miles west of Rock Creek, and eight miles northwest of Rush City. Greeley is seven miles east-northeast of Braham, and 10 miles southwest of
Pine City.
The community is named for
Elam Greeley
Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley (August 13, 1818 – September 13, 1882) was an American businessman and legislator.
Born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, he moved to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Territory in 1840. Greeley was in the lumber business. He ...
(1818–1882), a lumberman, who was the co-founder of the city of Stillwater, and member of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature in 1851 and 1856.
ZIP codes 55063 (Pine City), 55069 (Rush City), and 55006 (Braham) all meet near Greeley. The boundary line between
Pine,
Chisago,
Kanabec, and
Isanti counties is near Greeley.
References
* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Pine County, Minnesota
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