Philbrook

Ghost town · Todd County, Minnesota

Motley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Philbrook is a ghost town in Todd County, Minnesota, recorded as human settlement in Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America. It is the only former community in Todd County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Philbrook 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 46.2833° N, 94.7169° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,251 ft
Nearest living town	Motley, MN
Distance to it	5 miles
Coordinates	46.28330, -94.71690

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What's there now

Philbrook is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Motley, MN (population 593), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,251 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Old Crow Wing
ghost town · Crow Wing County · 18.1 mi
Leaf River
ghost town · Wadena County · 22.5 mi
Topelius
ghost town · Otter Tail County · 30.4 mi
Homecroft
ghost town · Crow Wing County · 35.7 mi
Leaf City
ghost town · Otter Tail County · 36.8 mi
Shell City
ghost town · Wadena County · 37.2 mi
Manganese
ghost town · Crow Wing County · 37.7 mi

Sources and licences

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Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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