List of ghost towns in Minnesota
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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Minnesota, a state of the United States
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- Ash CreekAsh Creek, MinnesotaAsh Creek was the name of a community in Clinton Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.-Geography:Ash Creek is located one mile east of U.S. Route 75, 6 miles south of Interstate 90 and 3 miles north of the Iowa stateline.-History:...
- AshtonAshton, MinnesotaAshton is an abandoned townsite in sections 11 and 12 of Pleasant Hill Township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. -History:It was reportedly on or near present day County Road 12 about 1.5 miles east-north-east of Ridgeway, Minnesota, but it is unclear whether any vestiges of the...
- BodumBodum, MinnesotaBodum is a ghost town in section 16 of Isanti Township, in Isanti County, Minnesota.-History:Bodum had a post office from 1899 until 1903, as well as a store, a creamery, and an ice house. Bodum was not on a railroad line or major road, and never developed beyond a farm community...
- BruceBruce, MinnesotaBruce was the name of a town in Martin Township, Rock County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The townsite is now abandoned, and no trace remains.-History:...
- CarnegieCarnegie, MinnesotaCarnegie is an abandoned townsite in section 6 of Rose Dell Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Carnegie was a community developed in competition with the town of Jasper. Carnegie failed to attract sufficient investment and development, and as Jasper prospered, Carnegie's...
- CazenoviaCazenovia, MinnesotaCazenovia is a ghost town in section 21 of Troy Township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Cazenovia was founded in 1884 by pioneers from Madison County, New York. It was named for a town and lake in said county. The town had a post office from 1885 until 1938, and had a...
- ChengwatanaChengwatana, MinnesotaChengwatana was an Ojibwa village, located along the lower course of the Snake River, Minnesota. Its name in Ojibwe was Zhingwaadena, a contraction of Zhingwaak-oodena or "White-Pine Town"; English uses the French transcription of the Ojibwe...
- ChildsChilds, MinnesotaChilds was the name of a town in section 13 and 14 of Campbell Township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.-History:The town of Childs was named for a local farmer, Job W. Childs, who later moved to California. The town had a post office from 1888 until 1920, and a station of the Great Northern Railway...
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- ClaytonClayton, MinnesotaClayton was the name of a town in section 4 of Seely Township, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Clayton had a post office from 1860 until 1899. The town failed to develop as hoped, and the population dwindled and the buildings were moved to neighboring Bricelyn, until in 1977...
- Costin VillageCostin Village, MinnesotaCostin Village is a ghost town at the location of what is now the city of Mountain Iron, Minnesota. It was founded by John Costin. Its population in the year 1907 was 1,000 people.-References:...
- CraigsvilleCraigsville, MinnesotaCraigville was a logging village in section 36 of T. 63N, R 26W in Koochiching County, Minnesota, north of the small city of Effie.-History:Craigville was platted in 1924 by James Reid. It was named for an unknown logging foreman named Craig. Craigville was frequented by as many as 5,000...
- CrownCrown, MinnesotaCrown is an unincorporated community in Stanford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located north of St. Francis....
- DaleDale, MinnesotaDale is a ghost town in section 34 of Highland Grove Township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The village of Dale was established by Andrew L. Jelsing when he purchased and moved Ole Gool's saloon from Winnipeg Junction. In addition to owning the saloon, Jelsing was also...
- DayDay, MinnesotaDay is an unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.Isanti County Roads 4 and 22 are two of the main routes in the community. State Highway 47 and the community of Dalbo are nearby.-Notes:...
- DorothyDorothy, MinnesotaDorothy was a small town in Section 5, Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, now a virtual ghost town. Dorothy initially was established as a railroad station in 1916-17 after the Northern Pacific Railway extended its line from Tilden Junction to Winnipeg and built a spur through Red...
- EnterpriseEnterprise, MinnesotaEnterprise is an abandoned townsite in section 36 of Utica Township, in Winona County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Enterprise was founded by Alexander Whittier, who established three inns at the roadside in the 1850s. A mill and dam were built by Nathan B. Ufford in 1854, and a post office...
- FermoyFermoy, MinnesotaFermoy is an abandoned townsite in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.County Highway 7 served as a main arterial route in the community.Fermoy was located within McDavitt Township.The community of Sax is adjacent to where Fermoy once existed....
- FernandoFernando, MinnesotaFernando was a community in sections 28 and 29 of Round Grove Township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The town of Fernando had a post office from 1899 until 1903. Unusually, Fernando's post office was located in the creamery, with the buttermaker, Ferdinand W. Fenske, acting...
- ForestvilleForestville, MinnesotaForestville is a ghost town in section 13 of Forestville Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The nearest communities are Wykoff, to the northwest, and Preston, to the northeast.-History:...
(see also Forestville Mystery Cave State Park) - GarenGaren, MinnesotaGaren is an abandoned townsite in Washington County, Minnesota.- History :Garen was a town just south of Forest Lake, Minnesota. It was located on present U.S. Route 61 and 190th Street. Garen South School in District No. 72 opened in 1893. It had 5 grades: A, B, C, D, and E...
- GroverGrover, MinnesotaGrover is an abandoned townsite in section 29 of Fremont Township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States.-References:...
- HeatwoleHeatwole, MinnesotaHeatwole was a community in section 25 of Lynn Township in McLeod County, Minnesota.-History:The town of Heatwole was named in honor of Joel Prescott Heatwole, a newspaper editor and Republican politician who served as mayor of Northfield and Representative to the 54th-57th Congresses. Heatwole...
- HomedahlHomedahl, MinnesotaHomedahl is an abandoned townsite in sections 29 and 30 of Seely Township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The town was originally settled by the Osul Haaland family, Norwegian immigrants. Rasmus O...
- HuotHuot, MinnesotaHuot is an unincorporated community in Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The name of the village evokes the French-Canadian and Métis history of the Red River Trails and the Pembina settlements of Assiniboia.-History:...
- Leaf RiverLeaf River, MinnesotaLeaf River, or Leafriver, is a ghost town in section 22 of Leaf River Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.Today the town has a population around 50. You will find a restaurant, golf course, and a residential community.-History:...
- LewisvilleLewisville, MinnesotaLewisville is a city in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 250 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- MallardMallard, MinnesotaMallard is an abandoned townsite in sections 5 and 8 of Itasca Township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The nearest community is Rice Lake, to the northwest.-History:...
- ManganeseManganese, MinnesotaManganese was a small village in Minnesota, United States. Located in Wolford Township in Crow Wing County, Manganese lies roughly north of Trommald, Minnesota. Just off of County Road 34, it is perhaps best identified by its location between Coles Lake and Flynn Lake...
- ManleyManley, MinnesotaManley was the name of a community in sections 35-36 of Beaver Creek Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.-Geography:Manley is located one mile south of Interstate 90 on Rock County road CR-17 , and one mile east of Valley Springs, South Dakota.-History:The town of Manley was platted...
- MuskodaMuskoda, MinnesotaMuskoda is a ghost town in section 7 of Hawley Township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Muskoda received its name from the Ojibwa word Mashkode, which according to Baraga means "a meadow or tract of grassland, a large prairie." The townsite was originally on a line of the...
- New PrairieNew Prairie, MinnesotaNew Prairie is a ghost town in New Prairie Township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It lies between the cities of Cyrus and Starbuck.-History:...
- NiningerNininger, MinnesotaThis article is about the ghost town. For the township, see Nininger Township, Dakota County, MinnesotaNininger is a ghost town in section 18 of Nininger Township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.-History:...
- Oak LakeOak Lake, MinnesotaOak Lake is a ghost town in section 24 of Audubon Township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The village of Oak Lake, which was also known as Oak Lake Cut or Oak City, had a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad located in nearby section 19 of Detroit Township, but was...
- Old Crow WingOld Crow Wing, MinnesotaOld Crow Wing is a ghost town in Fort Ripley Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Crow Wing rivers. For over a century, it was the northernmost European-American settlement on the Mississippi. In the 1850s and 1860s, it was the county seat...
- ParktonParkton, MinnesotaParkton is a ghost town in Inman Township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States.-Notes:...
- PelanPelan, MinnesotaPelan is the name of an abandoned townsite in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. It lies in Pelan Township, between the cities of Karlstad and Greenbush.-History:...
- PhilbrookPhilbrook, MinnesotaPhilbrook is a ghost town in Villard and Fawn Lake townships in Todd County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The village of Philbrook began as Riverside in 1859, and the post office was established in 1889, but because the name Riverside was already in use by another post office, the name was...
- PinewoodPinewood, MinnesotaPinewood is the name of a small unincorporated area in section 33 of Buzzle Township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Some local sources have estimated the population at 147, however that number cannot be confirmed...
- Pomme De TerrePomme de Terre, MinnesotaPomme de Terre is a ghost town in section 24 of Pomme de Terre Township in Grant County, Minnesota.-History:The village of Pomme de Terre was first settled in the late 1860s and was platted in 1874 in section 24 of Pomme de Terre Township. Pomme de Terre had a post office from 1868 until 1879, and...
- RadiumRadium, MinnesotaRadium is a ghost town in section 19 of Comstock Township, Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. It was built alongside the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad branch line built in 1905 from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Kenmare, North Dakota...
- San FranciscoSan Francisco, MinnesotaSan Francisco is an abandoned townsite in San Francisco Township in Carver County, Minnesota.-History:San Francisco was first settled in 1854 and named by the founder, William Foster, after the city in California. It was reportedly the original county seat of Carver County, Minnesota, U.S.A. but...
- Shell CityShell City, MinnesotaShell City is a ghost town in section 2 of Shell River Township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The village of Shell City was established by William E. Kindred as the Kindred post office in 1879. The townsite was then sold to Francis M. Yoder and Sewall Chandler in 1881 and the...
- SpinaSpina, MinnesotaSpina is an abandoned townsite in Great Scott Township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.-History:The village of Spina was established after W.J. Power gained control of the Kinney Mine in 1909. It was served by a station of the Great Northern Railway....
- VicksbergVicksberg, MinnesotaVicksburg is an abandoned townsite in section 30 of Flora Township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The nearest community is the small city of Delhi, south across the Minnesota River in Redwood County.-History:...
- West NewtonWest Newton, MinnesotaWest Newton is an abandoned townsite on the Minnesota River in West Newton Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States.-History:West Newton was named in part to honor James Newton, an early settler who emigrated from Kentucky, and partly to honor the steamboat West Newton, which was built...
- Whitewater FallsWhitewater Falls, MinnesotaWhitewater Falls is an abandoned townsite in sections 27 and 34 of Whitewater Township in Winona County, Minnesota.-References:...
- WinnerWinner, MinnesotaWinner is an abandoned townsite in the former Elkwood Township in southeastern Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.-Notes:...
- Winnipeg JunctionWinnipeg Junction, MinnesotaWinnipeg Junction is a ghost town in section 22 of Highland Grove Township in Clay County, Minnesota.-History:Winnipeg Junction was established in 1885 with the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad...