Wayfarrow

Thorsborg

Ghost town · Grant County, Minnesota

Barrett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Barrett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Thorsborg is a ghost town in Grant County, Minnesota. 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 Thorsborg as a historical populated place on the Elbow Lake 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 45.9778° N, 95.9039° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElbow Lake
Elevation1,218 ft
Nearest living townElbow Lake, MN
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2111083
Coordinates45.97778, -95.90389

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Thorsborg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elbow Lake, MN (population 1,158), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,218 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Thorsborg?

Thorsborg is in Grant County, Minnesota, at 45.9778, -95.9039.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

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

Sources and licences

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.