Abandoned Record
About Fairland
Fairland is a ghost town in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States, within Northwest Koochiching Unorganized Territory, south of Birchdale. It was located along Black River Road near Fiero Truck Trail.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fairland, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Fairland is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Fairland
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1919 I sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Roseau sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Roseau sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Roseau sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Fairland sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1977 Upper Red Lake sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Fairland
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
- Pitt31.7 mi NW · Lake of the Woods
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Fairland, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22034022.
- USGS GNIS 654702.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).