Guckeen is an unincorporated community in Faribault County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Guckeen
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°39′05″N 94°13′30″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Faribault
Elevation [1]	1,112 ft (339 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	644521[1]

History

Guckeen was originally called Derby, and under the latter name was laid out in 1900.[2] A post office was established as Guckeen in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.[3][4] The present name of Guckeen is the surname of an early settler.[2]

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