Collegeville, Minnesota

Collegeville, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Collegeville, Minnesota
Collegeville, Minnesota

Location of the community of Collegeville
within St. Wendel Township, Stearns County

Coordinates: 45°35′40″N 94°21′47″W / 45.59444°N 94.36306°W / 45.59444; -94.36306Coordinates: 45°35′40″N 94°21′47″W / 45.59444°N 94.36306°W / 45.59444; -94.36306
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Stearns
Township St. Wendel Township
Elevation 1,096 ft (334 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56321 and 56374
Area code(s) 320
GNIS feature ID 641398[1]

Collegeville is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph. The community is located near the junction of Collegeville Road and Old Collegeville Road. Nearby is Saint John's Abbey, a large Benedictine monastery.[2] Stearns County Road 159 serves as a main route for the community. Interstate 94 is nearby.

Geography

Collegeville is located within section 32 of St. Wendel Township. Collegeville Township lies to the southwest.

History

The community was named for Saint John's College.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Collegeville, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Graham, Regina (27 November 2015). "Monks accused of FIVE DECADES of sexual abuse of children at Minnesota abbey - and one is alleged to have had 200 victims". Daily Mail.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 523.


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