Kanaranzi (/ˌkænəˈrɒnzi/ KAN-ə-RON-zee)[3] is an unincorporated community in Kanaranzi Township, Rock County, Minnesota, United States. Kanaranzi is 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Luverne. Kanaranzi had a post office, which opened on December 30, 1886 and closed on July 4, 1992.[4] In 2011, the Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated its population to be 70.[5] Kanaranzi was platted in 1885, and named after nearby Kanaranzi Creek.[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kanaranzi, Minnesota
- ^ "Kanaranzi ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Rock County, Minnesota (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 467.
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