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San Francisco

Ghost town · Carver County, Minnesota

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

San Francisco is a ghost town in Carver County, Minnesota, recorded as abandoned townsite in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. 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 San Francisco 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 44.6977° N, 93.7022° W.

Key facts

Elevation866 ft
Nearest living townJordan, MN
Distance to it3.8 miles
Coordinates44.69770, -93.70220

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What's there now

San Francisco is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan, MN (population 6,704), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 866 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 San Francisco?

San Francisco is in Carver County, Minnesota, at 44.6977, -93.7022.

How many ghost towns are in Carver County?

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

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