Abandoned Record
About Pitt
Pitt is a ghost town in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located west of Baudette on Minnesota State Highway 11 at the intersection with Lake of the Woods County Road 6.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Pitt, 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 Pitt is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Pitt
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.
- 1921 Baudette 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
- 1968 Pitt sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1976 Baudette 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 Pitt
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
- Fairland31.7 mi SE · Koochiching
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Pitt, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q11009213.
- USGS GNIS 654883.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).