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Costin Village

Ghost town · St. Louis County, Minnesota

Virginia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Virginia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Costin Village is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It is one of 4 former communities in St. Louis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Costin Village 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 47.5325° N, 92.6236° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,479 ft
Nearest living townMountain Iron, MN
Distance to it0.4 miles
Coordinates47.53250, -92.62361

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What's there now

Costin Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mountain Iron, MN (population 2,865), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,479 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 Costin Village?

Costin Village is in St. Louis County, Minnesota, at 47.5325, -92.6236.

How many ghost towns are in St. Louis County?

St. Louis County, Minnesota has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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