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Leaf City

Ghost town · Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Heinola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Heinola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leaf City is a ghost town in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It is one of 3 former communities in Otter Tail County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leaf City as a historical populated place on the Heinola 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 46.4078° N, 95.4667° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeinola
Elevation1,321 ft
Nearest living townOttertail, MN
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2073138
Coordinates46.40778, -95.46667

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What's there now

Leaf City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ottertail, MN (population 490), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,321 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 Leaf City?

Leaf City is in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, at 46.4078, -95.4667.

How many ghost towns are in Otter Tail County?

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

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