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Graceton, Minnesota

Coordinates: 48°44′28″N 94°50′11″W / 48.74111°N 94.83639°W / 48.74111; -94.83639
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Graceton, Minnesota
Graceton is located in Minnesota
Graceton
Graceton
Graceton is located in the United States
Graceton
Graceton
Coordinates: 48°44′28″N 94°50′11″W / 48.74111°N 94.83639°W / 48.74111; -94.83639
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake of the Woods
TownshipMcDougald
Elevation
1,135 ft (346 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID644307[1]

Graceton is an unincorporated community in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located west of Baudette on Minnesota Highway 11 at the intersection with Lake of the Woods County Road 4. It once had a station on the Canadian Pacific line, but is now a whistle stop.

Graceton was largely burned to the ground in the Baudette Fire of 1910.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Clementson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "The Fire of 1910". Lake of the Woods County Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2009.

Further reading

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  • Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition