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Westfield Center

Ghost town · Dodge County, Minnesota

Hayfield NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Hayfield NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Westfield Center is a ghost town in Dodge County, Minnesota. It is the only former community in Dodge County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Westfield Center as a historical populated place on the Hayfield NW 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 43.9502° N, 92.9652° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHayfield NW
Elevation1,306 ft
Nearest living townClaremont, MN
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID663373
Coordinates43.95024, -92.96520

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What's there now

Westfield Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Claremont, MN (population 554), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,306 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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