South Troy is an

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in Zumbro Township, Wabasha County,

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, United States. It is located on U.S. Highway 63 about 13 miles north of Rochester. Nearby places include Hammond, Zumbro Falls,

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, and Oronoco. Wabasha County Roads 7 and 11 are nearby. South Troy had a post office from 1858 to 1903. Nearby Zumbro Falls was originally named ''Troy'' in the 1850s. The area south of Zumbro Falls to the Wabasha–Olmsted County line along U.S. 63 was named ''South Troy''. The name of Troy was changed to Zumbro Falls after 1860 because there was already a community named

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in southeast Minnesota at Winona County.

Notable people

South Troy was known for being a home for

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, the writer of the ''

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'' series of books, and her family for a short time in the summer of 1876. This is where Charles and Caroline Ingalls fourth child, and their only son, Charles Frederic 'Freddy' Ingalls (November 1, 1875 in

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– August 27, 1876 in South Troy), died at the age of 10 months.">"Dale Cemetery, Wabasha County, Minnesota"
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* Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Wabasha County, Minnesota Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota 1858 establishments in Minnesota Populated places established in 1858 {{WabashaCountyMN-geo-stub