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Dickinson

Ghost town · Wright County, Minnesota

Buffalo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Buffalo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dickinson is a ghost town in Wright County, Minnesota, recorded as human settlement in Wright County, Minnesota, United States of America. It is the only former community in Wright County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dickinson 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 45.1178° N, 93.8119° W.

Key facts

Elevation934 ft
Nearest living townRockford, MN
Distance to it3.7 miles
Coordinates45.11780, -93.81190

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What's there now

Dickinson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockford, MN (population 4,521), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 934 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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