Radium

Ghost town · Marshall County, Minnesota

Angus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Radium 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 48.2294° N, 96.6136° W.

Key facts

Elevation	925 ft
Nearest living town	Warren, MN
Distance to it	7.6 miles
Coordinates	48.22940, -96.61360

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What's there now

Radium is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Warren, MN (population 1,637), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 925 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Pelan
ghost town · Kittson County · 30.4 mi
Robbin
ghost town · Kittson County · 34 mi
Kratka
ghost town · Pennington County · 34.3 mi
Terrebonne
ghost town · Red Lake County · 35.3 mi
Chatham
ghost town · Kittson County · 36.5 mi
Ojata
ghost town · Grand Forks County · 37.2 mi
Dimock
ghost town · Pembina County · 48 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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