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Belden

Ghost town · Pine County, Minnesota

Holyoke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500)
Holyoke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belden is a ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota. It is one of 5 former communities in Pine County on the federal names register. No county in Minnesota has more among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belden as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.3222° N, 92.3133° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,268 ft
Nearest living townKerrick, MN
Distance to it13 miles
Coordinates46.32222, -92.31333

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What's there now

Belden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kerrick, MN (population 32), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,268 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Belden?

Belden is in Pine County, Minnesota, at 46.3222, -92.3133.

How many ghost towns are in Pine County?

Pine County, Minnesota has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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