WayfarrowOak Point
Ghost town · Roseau County, Minnesota
Oak Point is a ghost town in Roseau County, Minnesota. It is one of 3 former communities in Roseau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Point as a historical populated place on the Caribou 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 48.9692° N, 96.4053° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Caribou |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,028 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lancaster, MN |
| Distance to it | 19.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2120803 |
| Coordinates | 48.96917, -96.40528 |
What's there now
Oak Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lancaster, MN (population 344), about 19.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,028 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Noacresghost town · Roseau County · 2.7 mi
- Pelanghost town · Kittson County · 22.5 mi
- Chathamghost town · Kittson County · 29.4 mi
- Huron Cityghost town · Pembina County · 37.7 mi
- Robbinghost town · Kittson County · 43.4 mi
Questions
Where is Oak Point?
Oak Point is in Roseau County, Minnesota, at 48.9692, -96.4053.
How many ghost towns are in Roseau County?
Roseau County, Minnesota has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- 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.