Groningen is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township,

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History

Located in the northeast corner of Dell Grove Township, Groningen is named after a northeast province of the Netherlands. The community was originally known as ''Miller Station''. When it had a post office, it was known as ''Belknap'' from 1877 to 1881, and then Groningen, from 1896 to 1913, and again from 1917 to 1954.

References

* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Pine County, Minnesota {{PineCountyMN-geo-stub