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Old Crow Wing

Ghost town · Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Pillager quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Pillager quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Crow Wing is a ghost town in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. 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 Old Crow Wing 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 46.2772° N, 94.3375° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,172 ft
Nearest living townBaxter, MN
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates46.27720, -94.33750

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What's there now

Old Crow Wing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baxter, MN (population 8,804), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,172 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 Old Crow Wing?

Old Crow Wing is in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, at 46.2772, -94.3375.

How many ghost towns are in Crow Wing County?

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

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