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Elcor

Ghost town · St. Louis County, Minnesota

Mc Kinley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Mc Kinley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elcor is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, recorded as former town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. 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 Elcor 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 47.5053° N, 92.4411° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,635 ft
Nearest living townGilbert, MN
Distance to it1.3 miles
Coordinates47.50530, -92.44110

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What's there now

Elcor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gilbert, MN (population 1,693), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,635 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Elcor, Minnesota
Elcor, Minnesota · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Elcor?

Elcor is in St. Louis County, Minnesota, at 47.5053, -92.4411.

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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