Abandoned Record
About Spina
Spina is an abandoned townsite in Great Scott Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Spina, 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 Spina is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Spina
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.
- 1951 Kinney sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Hibbing sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Vermillion 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 Spina
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
- West Virginia8.0 mi E · St. Louis
- Elcor14.1 mi E · St. Louis
- Fermoy22.7 mi S · St. Louis
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Spina, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7577434.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).