Oak Center is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Gillford Township,
Wabasha County,
Minnesota
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, United States.
Geography
The community is located between Lake City and Zumbro Falls at the junction of Wabasha County Roads 31, 75, and 82; and
U.S. Highway 63. County Roads 3, 16, and 33 are also in the immediate area. Nearby places include
Lake City
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Places
*Lake City, Arkansas
* Lake City, California (disambiguation)
*Lake City, Modoc County, California
* Lake City, Nevada County, California
*Lake City, Colorado
*Lake City, Florida
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,
Zumbro Falls,
Bellechester, and
Mazeppa Mazepa or Mazeppa is the surname of Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian hetman made famous worldwide by a poem by Lord Byron. It may refer to:
Artistic works Poems
* Mazeppa (poem), "Mazeppa" (poem) (1819), a dramatic poem by Lord Byron
* "Mazeppa", a poem b ...
.
History
A post office was established at Oak Center in 1874, and remained in operation until 1907. The community was named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Wabasha County, Minnesota
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