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Ghost town · Lake County, Minnesota
London is a ghost town in Lake County, Minnesota, recorded as abandoned town in Lake County, Minnesota. It is one of 2 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists London 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 47.2028° N, 91.5697° W.
Key facts
| Elevation | 1,289 ft |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Beaver Bay, MN |
| Distance to it | 12.9 miles |
| Coordinates | 47.20278, -91.56972 |
What's there now
London is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beaver Bay, MN (population 90), about 12.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,289 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Splitrockghost town · Lake County · 7.7 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouselighthouse · Lake County · 9.5 mi
- Two Harbors Lighthouselighthouse · Lake County · 13.8 mi
- Two Harbors Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Lake County · 14.1 mi
- Sand Island Lightlighthouse · Bayfield County · 32.8 mi
- Taconite Harborghost town · Cook County · 37.3 mi
- Duluth Harbor North Pier Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 38.1 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Outer Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 38.1 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Inner Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 38.3 mi
- Raspberry Island Lightlighthouse · Bayfield County · 39.4 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lightlighthouse · Douglas County · 39.8 mi
- Minnesota Point Lightlighthouse · St. Louis County · 40.3 mi
Questions
Where is London?
London is in Lake County, Minnesota, at 47.2028, -91.5697.
How many ghost towns are in Lake County?
Lake County, Minnesota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
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- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.