WayfarrowMallard
Ghost town · Clearwater County, Minnesota
Mallard is a ghost town in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It is one of 2 former communities in Clearwater County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mallard as a historical populated place on the Heart 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 47.3111° N, 95.2670° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Heart Lake |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,526 ft |
| Nearest living town | South End, MN |
| Distance to it | 10 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 655043 |
| Coordinates | 47.31107, -95.26696 |
What's there now
Mallard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South End, MN (population 40), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,526 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Pinewoodghost town · Beltrami County · 20.8 mi
- Winsorghost town · Clearwater County · 34.5 mi
- Cubaghost town · Cass County · 35.3 mi
- Shell Cityghost town · Wadena County · 38.6 mi
- Oak Lakeghost town · Becker County · 45.3 mi
Questions
Where is Mallard?
Mallard is in Clearwater County, Minnesota, at 47.3111, -95.2670.
How many ghost towns are in Clearwater County?
Clearwater County, Minnesota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- 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.