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Ghost town · Itasca County, Minnesota
Houpt is a ghost town in Itasca County, Minnesota. It is the only former community in Itasca County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Houpt as a historical populated place on the Funkley 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 47.8005° N, 94.3913° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Funkley |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,396 ft |
| Nearest living town | Funkley, MN |
| Distance to it | 1.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 656664 |
| Coordinates | 47.80051, -94.39135 |
What's there now
Houpt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Funkley, MN (population 61), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,396 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cubaghost town · Cass County · 30.2 mi
- Pinewoodghost town · Beltrami County · 37.1 mi
- Fairlandghost town · Koochiching County · 47.4 mi
- 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.