Oak Lake

Ghost town · Becker County, Minnesota

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

Oak Lake is a ghost town in Becker County, Minnesota. It is the only former community in Becker County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Lake 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 46.8417° N, 95.9383° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,398 ft
Nearest living town	Audubon, MN
Distance to it	2.7 miles
Coordinates	46.84170, -95.93830

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What's there now

Oak Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Audubon, MN (population 376), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,398 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Dale
ghost town · Clay County · 14 mi
Winnipeg Junction
ghost town · Clay County · 15.1 mi
Muskoda
ghost town · Clay County · 22.2 mi
Leaf City
ghost town · Otter Tail County · 37.5 mi
Topelius
ghost town · Otter Tail County · 39.8 mi
Betcher
ghost town · Norman County · 44 mi
Mallard
ghost town · Clearwater County · 45.3 mi
Shell City
ghost town · Wadena County · 46.9 mi
Roberts
ghost town · Otter Tail County · 47.1 mi
Leaf River
ghost town · Wadena County · 47.4 mi

Sources and licences

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U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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