Do you know of Borup ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Borup. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Borup.<1>

Our sources for Borup (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Borup other than they indicate that Borup would be found somewhere in Clay County, Minnesota.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1888.

Communities Also Named Borup ...

We found one communities that share the name Borup.

There is one other community in Minnesota which is also named Borup.

Beyond Minnesota.

• Communities Located In Minnesota ...
  • Norman County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Borup [Norman County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Borup ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Borup:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Borup - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Clay County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Clay County.