Abandoned Record
About London
London, Minnesota is an abandoned ghost town located "along an old back road leading from the village of Finland back towards Route 61 and the shores of Lake Superior, about 75 miles northeast of Duluth."
This is a site record: what public sources say about London, 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 London is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover London
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.
- 1954 Two Harbors sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Two Harbors NE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Two Harbors sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Two Harbors sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Two Harbors sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Two Harbors sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1976 Two Harbors 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 London
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
- Splitrock7.7 mi E · Lake
- Taconite Harbor37.2 mi NE · Cook
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "London, Lake County, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22073611.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).