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Norwood

Ghost town · Carver County, Minnesota

Waconia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Waconia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Norwood is a ghost town in Carver County, Minnesota. It is one of 3 former communities in Carver County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Norwood as a historical populated place on the Norwood 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 44.7680° N, 93.9275° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorwood
Elevation1,002 ft
Nearest living townNorwood Young America, MN
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID648764
Coordinates44.76802, -93.92747

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What's there now

Norwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norwood Young America, MN (population 3,866), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,002 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 Norwood?

Norwood is in Carver County, Minnesota, at 44.7680, -93.9275.

How many ghost towns are in Carver County?

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

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