Libby 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
Libby Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Libby Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 45 as of the 2010 census.
History
Libby Township was named for Mark Libby, a fur trader in the 19th century.
Geography
According to the United States Ce ...
, United States. The community is located between McGregor and Jacobson along State Highway 65 (
MN 65). The
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
flows nearby. Libby is located immediately northwest of
Big Sandy Lake
Big Sandy Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, approximately nine miles north of McGregor. The lake is considered fertile walleye ground with several habitat types, including the open main basin, the deep, cold eastern basin, and a shall ...
.
Nearby places include
Palisade
A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a fence or defensive wall made from iron or wooden stakes, or tree trunks, and used as a defensive structure or enclosure. Palisades can form a stockade.
Etymology
''Palisade' ...
,
McGregor
McGregor may refer to:
People
* McGregor (surname)
* Clan MacGregor, a Scottish highland clan
* McGregor W. Scott (born 1962), U.S. attorney
Characters
* Mr. McGregor, a fictional character from Peter Rabbit
Places
in Canada:
* McGregor Lake, ...
,
Tamarack
''Larix laricina'', commonly known as the tamarack, hackmatack, eastern larch, black larch, red larch, or American larch, is a species of larch native to Canada, from eastern Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories east to Newfoundland, and als ...
,
Jacobson
Jacobson may refer to:
* Jacobson (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Jacobson, Minnesota, a place in the United States
* Jacobson's, an American regional department store chain
See also
* Jacobsen (disambiguation)
* Jakobs ...
,
Ball Bluff, and
Savanna Portage State Park
Savanna Portage State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, established in 1961 to preserve the historic Savanna Portage, a difficult trail connecting the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Lake Superior. The portage trail crosses a drain ...
.
Libby is located 13 miles north of McGregor, and 16 miles south of Jacobson.
Aitkin Lake is located near Libby, stocked with black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), shorthead redhorse, white sucker, golden shiner and minnow.
The community had a post office from 1891 to 1953.
References
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Aitkin County, Minnesota
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