Fairland

Ghost town · Koochiching County, Minnesota

I quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairland is a ghost town in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It is the only former community in Koochiching County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairland 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 48.4675° N, 94.1547° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,139 ft
Nearest living town	Big Falls, MN
Distance to it	25.4 miles
Coordinates	48.46750, -94.15472

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What's there now

Fairland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Falls, MN (population 157), about 25.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,139 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Pitt
ghost town · Lake of the Woods County · 31.7 mi
Houpt
ghost town · Itasca County · 47.4 mi
Lude
ghost town · Lake of the Woods County · 48.8 mi

Sources and licences

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U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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