Abandoned Record
About Lake Addie
Lake Addie is a ghost town in Sumter Township, McLeod County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lake Addie, 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 Lake Addie is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Lake Addie
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.
- 1953 New Ulm sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 New Ulm sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hutchinson sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 New Ulm sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 New Ulm sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Biscay sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Glencoe 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 Lake Addie
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
- Dickinson35.9 mi NE · Wright
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Lake Addie, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85297908.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).