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Wareham

Ghost town · Pine County, Minnesota

Sandstone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Sandstone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wareham is a ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota. It is one of 5 former communities in Pine County on the federal names register. No county in Minnesota has more among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wareham 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 46.1014° N, 92.8694° W.

Key facts

Elevation955 ft
Nearest living townSandstone, MN
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates46.10139, -92.86944

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What's there now

Wareham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sandstone, MN (population 2,538), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 955 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 Wareham?

Wareham is in Pine County, Minnesota, at 46.1014, -92.8694.

How many ghost towns are in Pine County?

Pine County, Minnesota has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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