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Pomme de Terre

Ghost town · Grant County, Minnesota

Ashby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Ashby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pomme de Terre is a ghost town in Grant County, Minnesota, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pomme de Terre 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 46.0647° N, 95.9569° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,204 ft
Nearest living townElbow Lake, MN
Distance to it5.3 miles
Coordinates46.06473, -95.95689

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What's there now

Pomme de Terre is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elbow Lake, MN (population 1,158), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,204 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 Pomme de Terre?

Pomme de Terre is in Grant County, Minnesota, at 46.0647, -95.9569.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

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

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