Manganese

Ghost town · Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Trommald quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Manganese is a ghost town in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, recorded as abandoned village in Minnesota, United States. It is one of 3 former communities in Crow Wing County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manganese 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 46.5275° N, 94.0097° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,249 ft
Nearest living town	Trommald, MN
Distance to it	1.4 miles
Coordinates	46.52750, -94.00970

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What's there now

Manganese is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trommald, MN (population 113), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,249 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

1917 photo postcard labeled "First Residence at Manganese Minn, Photo by JC Amundson" shows house, car, lake in background, and a few people · Postcard says "First Residence at Manganese Minn. Photo by JC Amundson" on the front. eBay description says "1917 Manganese Minnesota Homestead Auto Real Photo Postcard RPPC / Unused, unsent card, dat / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

Nearby places

Homecroft
ghost town · Crow Wing County · 5.2 mi
Old Crow Wing
ghost town · Crow Wing County · 23.3 mi
Philbrook
ghost town · Todd County · 37.7 mi
Rabey
ghost town · Aitkin County · 44.3 mi
Shell City
ghost town · Wadena County · 48.4 mi

Questions

Where is Manganese?

Manganese is in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, at 46.5275, -94.0097.

How many ghost towns are in Crow Wing County?

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

Sources and licences

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)

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