# Culver, Minnesota

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See also: [Culver (disambiguation)](/source/Culver_(disambiguation))

**Culver** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Saint Louis County](/source/St._Louis_County,_Minnesota), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), United States.

The community is 27 miles northwest of the city of [Duluth](/source/Duluth,_Minnesota).

The center of Culver is generally considered at the [junction](/source/Junction_(traffic)) of [Saint Louis County Highway 7](/source/County_roads_in_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota#7) (CR 7) and [County Road 8](/source/County_roads_in_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota#8) (CR 8), which is also the boundary line between [Culver Township](/source/Culver_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota) and [Industrial Township](/source/Industrial_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota). The unincorporated community of Culver also extends into the southern portion of [New Independence Township](/source/New_Independence_Township,_St._Louis_County,_Minnesota).

The [Artichoke River](/source/Artichoke_River) flows through the community.

South Ridge School is located in Culver.

A post office called Culver was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1989.[2] The community was named for Joshua B. Culver, first [mayor of Duluth](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Duluth,_Minnesota), Minnesota.[3]

## References

1. ["St. Louis County"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160115230456/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Saint+Louis). Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from [the original](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Saint+Louis) on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

1. Upham, Warren (1920). [*Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance*](https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog). Minnesota Historical Society. p. [480](https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n499)

## Further reading

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

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