WayfarrowBetcher
Ghost town · Norman County, Minnesota
Betcher is a ghost town in Norman County, Minnesota. It is the only former community in Norman County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Betcher as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.3833° N, 96.4294° W.
Key facts
| Nearest living town | Ada, MN |
|---|---|
| Distance to it | 7.1 miles |
| Coordinates | 47.38333, -96.42944 |
What's there now
Betcher is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ada, MN (population 1,834), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Terrebonneghost town · Red Lake County · 34 mi
- Daleghost town · Clay County · 34.5 mi
- Winnipeg Junctionghost town · Clay County · 34.8 mi
- Muskodaghost town · Clay County · 36.1 mi
- Oak Lakeghost town · Becker County · 44 mi
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.