Nokomis, Minneapolis
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Nokomis is a community in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis is one of several lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The lake was originally named Lake Amelia in honor of Captain George Gooding’s daughter, Amelia, in 1819. Its current name was adopted in 1910 to honor Nokomis, grandmother of Hiawatha...
. It is composed of 11 smaller neighborhoods.
Official neighborhoods in the Nokomis community
- Diamond LakeDiamond Lake, MinneapolisThe Diamond Lake neighborhood is in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis. It is bounded by Diamond Lake Road and 55th Street on the north, Cedar Avenue on the east, 62nd Street on the south and Interstate 35W on the west...
- Ericsson
- Field
- Hale
- Keewaydin
- Minnehaha
- Morris Park
- Northrop
- Page
- ReginaRegina, MinneapolisRegina is a neighborhood within the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are 42nd Street to the north, Chicago Avenue to the east, 46th Street to the south, and Interstate 35W to the west. It shares a neighborhood organization with the Field and Northrop...
- Wenonah
Keewaydin, Minnehaha, Morris Park, and Wenonah are also collectively referred to as Nokomis East
Nokomis East
Nokomis East is a group of neighborhoods in the southeastern corner of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It consists of four neighborhoods: Keewaydin, Minnehaha, Morris Park and Wenonah. Nokomis East contains two schools, the Nokomis Community Library, and a post office. On its western edge is Lake...
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