Pickwick, Minnesota | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location of the community of Pickwick within Homer Township, Winona County |
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Coordinates: 43°58′54″N 91°29′41″W / 43.98167°N 91.49472°WCoordinates: 43°58′54″N 91°29′41″W / 43.98167°N 91.49472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Winona County |
Township | Homer Township |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 55987 |
Area code(s) | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 649388 |
Pickwick is an unincorporated community in Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located along Winona County Road 7 near its junction with Little Trout Valley Road. Highways 61 and 14 (co-signed) are nearby. Big Trout Creek and Little Trout Creek meet near Pickwick. Nearby places include Winona, Homer, Lamoille, Donehower, and Dakota.
Pickwick was platted in 1857, and named after The Pickwick Papers, a novel by Charles Dickens. Pickwick had a post office from 1862 to 1913.