Road-trip index
Ghost Towns near Minneapolis
The survey records 296 vanished or historical sites within 100 miles of Minneapolis, MN. Here's what's closest — and which places have full records worth planning a day around.
Charted towns within range
Forestville, MN~106 mi
Historic Townsite
A crossroads village the railroad passed by — now frozen at the year 1899.
Helena, WI~204 mi
Historic Townsite
A frontier shot-tower town on the Wisconsin River — its lead tower rebuilt in a state park.
Closest surveyed sites — records pending
Itasca Village, MN~22 mi
Young America, MN~34 mi
Norwood, MN~36 mi
Gishville, MN~52 mi
Welch Point, WI~64 mi
Savoy, WI~68 mi
Old Tyrone, WI~72 mi
Westfield Center, MN~73 mi
Springdale, WI~79 mi
Oak Grove, WI~84 mi
Every one of these is on the national atlas map — zoom into the Minneapolis area to see them in place.