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Lake Addie

Ghost town · McLeod County, Minnesota

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

Lake Addie is a ghost town in McLeod County, Minnesota. It is one of 3 former communities in McLeod County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lake Addie 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 44.7775° N, 94.3661° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,039 ft
Nearest living townBrownton, MN
Distance to it3.2 miles
Coordinates44.77750, -94.36611

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What's there now

Lake Addie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brownton, MN (population 530), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,039 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lake Addie?

Lake Addie is in McLeod County, Minnesota, at 44.7775, -94.3661.

How many ghost towns are in McLeod County?

McLeod County, Minnesota has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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