Abandoned Record
About Itasca
Itasca is an abandoned settlement in what is now the city of Ramsey, in Anoka County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Itasca, 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 Itasca is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Itasca
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.
- 1909 Rockford sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Stillwater sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Stillwater sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Rockford sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Stillwater sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Stillwater sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Stillwater sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Rogers sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Anoka sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Anoka 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 Itasca
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Itasca, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q119199383.
- USGS GNIS 2723877.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).