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Chatham

Ghost town · Kittson County, Minnesota

Kennedy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Kennedy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chatham is a ghost town in Kittson County, Minnesota. It is one of 3 former communities in Kittson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chatham as a historical populated place on the Kennedy topographic quadrangle: 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 48.7153° N, 96.9233° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKennedy
Elevation825 ft
Nearest living townHallock, MN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2120604
Coordinates48.71528, -96.92333

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What's there now

Chatham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hallock, MN (population 829), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 825 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Chatham?

Chatham is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at 48.7153, -96.9233.

How many ghost towns are in Kittson County?

Kittson County, Minnesota has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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