Topelius, Minnesota

Topelius (also called Dopelius) is a ghost town in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

A post office was established under the name Dopelius in 1901, and remained in operation until 1916.^[2]^[3] The community was named for Zachris Topelius, a Swedish-language poet.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topelius (historical)
↑ "Otter Tail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dopelius Post Office (historical)
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 393.

Municipalities and communities of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Fergus Falls

Cities	Battle Lake Bluffton Clitherall Dalton Deer Creek Dent Elizabeth Erhard Fergus Falls Henning New York Mills Ottertail Parkers Prairie Pelican Rapids Perham Richville Rothsay‡ Underwood Urbank Vergas Vining Wadena‡

Townships	Aastad Amor Aurdal Blowers Bluffton Buse Butler Candor Carlisle Clitherall Compton Corliss Dane Prairie Dead Lake Deer Creek Dora Dunn Eagle Lake Eastern Edna Effington Elizabeth Elmo Erhards Grove Everts Fergus Falls Folden Friberg Girard Gorman Henning Hobart Homestead Inman Leaf Lake Leaf Mountain Lida Maine Maplewood Newton Nidaros Norwegian Grove Oak Valley Orwell Oscar Otter Tail Otto Paddock Parkers Prairie Pelican Perham Pine Lake Rush Lake Scambler St. Olaf Star Lake Sverdrup Tordenskjold Trondhjem Tumuli Western Woodside

Unincorporated communities	Carlisle Dunvilla Luce Parkdale Richdale

Indian reservation	Mille Lacs‡

Ghost towns	Parkton Topelius

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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