Tells the stories behind more than 20,000 names of towns and cities, townships and counties, lakes and rivers, of the North Star state of Minnesota.

A handy and entertaining pocket guide to the origins of place names of the North Star state.

An online encyclopedia and database of place name information on Minnesota's counties, cities, towns, townships, lakes and streams. Can search the entire contents of Upham's book and find links to other web sites and databases on Minnesota history.