Palo is an unincorporated community in White Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Palo
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°24′55″N 92°15′35″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Saint Louis
Township	White Township
Elevation	1,401 ft (427 m)
Population
• Total	30
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55705
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	662129[1]

Geography

The community is located eight miles south of the city of Aurora at the intersection of Saint Louis County Road 100 and County Road 111 (Palo Road). Vermilion Trail/County Road 4 and County Road 16 are both nearby. Palo is located nine miles northeast of the community of Makinen.

History

A post office called Palo was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The name "Palo" is derived from Finnish, where palo means "fire (as in "forest fire")" and Palo is a surname and a place name.

Arts and culture

Palo is notable for its annual Laskiainen celebration, one of the largest and longest-running Finnish-American festivals in the United States.[3]

References

• Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
• Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition