Graceton, Minnesota

Graceton, Minnesota
Former community
Graceton, Minnesota
Graceton, Minnesota
Coordinates: 48°44′28″N 94°50′11″W / 48.74111°N 94.83639°W / 48.74111; -94.83639Coordinates: 48°44′28″N 94°50′11″W / 48.74111°N 94.83639°W / 48.74111; -94.83639
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lake of the Woods
Elevation 1,135 ft (346 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 644307[1]

Graceton was an unincorporated community in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located west of Baudette on Minnesota Highway 11 at the intersection with Lake of the Woods County Road 4. It once had a station on the Canadian Pacific line, but is now a whistle stop.

Graceton was largely burned to the ground in the Baudette Fire of 1910.[2]

References

  1. "Clementson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "The Fire of 1910". Lake of the Woods County Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

Further reading

  • Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition


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