Brimson, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Brimson is an unincorporated community
in Ault Township, Saint Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
, located 50 miles northeast of the city of Duluth
on County Highway 44. The population is approximately 40 people.
County Highway 44 and County Road 547 are two of the main routes in the community.
The community is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest
in Saint Louis County. The Superior National Forest
is also in the vicinity.
Brimson has a volunteer fire department, but it only has access to water hauled by truck since there is no public water system.
The community of Rollins
is near Brimson.
was completed in 1884. The Brimson depot was later built at the Allen Junction. Brimson was named after its founder, Walter Henry Brimson, an official from the said railroad company. His brother, William George Brimson, has the town of Brimson, Missouri
named after him. The family came from Tiverton in Devon, England
. Their parents, Elias and Mary, emigrated with the rest of the
children in the 1850s.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Ault Township, Saint Louis County
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, located 50 miles northeast of the city of Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
on County Highway 44. The population is approximately 40 people.
County Highway 44 and County Road 547 are two of the main routes in the community.
The community is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest
Cloquet Valley State Forest
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses ; of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.Located in southeast St. Louis County, the Cloquet Valley State Forest is located about north of Duluth and southeast of Virginia, in Minnesota's Arrowhead region. ...
in Saint Louis County. The Superior National Forest
Superior National Forest
Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada – United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior...
is also in the vicinity.
Brimson has a volunteer fire department, but it only has access to water hauled by truck since there is no public water system.
The community of Rollins
Rollins, Minnesota
Rollins is an unincorporated community and settlement in Ault Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located 45-miles northeast of the city of Duluth on County Highway 44 at Two Harbors-Brimson Road.-Notes:...
is near Brimson.
History
Settlers began moving into the area when the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range RailwayDuluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that hauls iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes ports of Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota...
was completed in 1884. The Brimson depot was later built at the Allen Junction. Brimson was named after its founder, Walter Henry Brimson, an official from the said railroad company. His brother, William George Brimson, has the town of Brimson, Missouri
Brimson, Missouri
Brimson is a village in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 63 at the 2000 census. Originally named Taylor but renamed Brimson in honour of William George Brimson who was vice president of the Quincy Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Co. The company laid the railroad from Chicago...
named after him. The family came from Tiverton in Devon, England
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
. Their parents, Elias and Mary, emigrated with the rest of the
children in the 1850s.