WayfarrowHereford
Ghost town · Grant County, Minnesota
Hereford is a ghost town in Grant County, Minnesota. It is one of 3 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hereford as a historical populated place on the Stony Lake 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 46.0144° N, 96.1419° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Stony Lake |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,086 ft |
| Nearest living town | Wendell, MN |
| Distance to it | 2.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2119820 |
| Coordinates | 46.01444, -96.14194 |
What's there now
Hereford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wendell, MN (population 177), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,086 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Pomme de Terreghost town · Grant County · 9.5 mi
- Robertsghost town · Otter Tail County · 11.6 mi
- Thorsborgghost town · Grant County · 11.7 mi
- Childsghost town · Wilkin County · 19.2 mi
- New Prairieghost town · Pope County · 37 mi
- Leaf Cityghost town · Otter Tail County · 42.2 mi
Questions
Where is Hereford?
Hereford is in Grant County, Minnesota, at 46.0144, -96.1419.
How many ghost towns are in Grant County?
Grant County, Minnesota has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.