Elcor
Elcor is a ghost town, or more properly, an extinct town, in the U.S. state of Minnesota that was inhabited between 1897 and 1956. It was built on the Mesabi Iron Range near the city of Gilbert in St. Louis County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: former town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Elcor, Minnesota” and “Elcor, MN”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McKinley and Gilbert.
McKinley
Hamlet
McKinley is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Iron Range region of Minnesota. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.
Gilbert
Village
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilbert is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census. State Highway 37 and State Highway 135 are two of the main routes in Gilbert. Gilbert is situated 1½ miles southwest of Elcor.
Virginia
Town
The Iron Range is a rural area in Northeastern Minnesota where iron ore has been mined for generations. This area has some cultural aspects more similar to the U.P. of Michigan than the surrounding area of Minnesota. Virginia is situated 4½ miles west of Elcor.
Elcor
- Categories: ghost town, unincorporated community in the United States, and locality
- Location: City of Gilbert, St. Louis, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.5052° or 47° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
-92.44102° or 92° 26′ 28″ westElevation
1,542 feet (470 metres)Open location code
86V9GH45+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 151385460OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Elcor” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃爾科 (明尼蘇達州聖路易斯縣)”
- Chinese: “埃爾科”
- Dutch: “Elcor”
- French: “Elcor”
- German: “Elcor”
- Irish: “Elcor”
- Italian: “Elcor”
- Malay: “Elcor, Minnesota”
- Malay: “Elcor”
- Persian: “الکور، مینهسوتا”
- Persian: “الکور”
- Russian: “Элкор (Миннесота)”
- Russian: “Элкор”
- South Azerbaijani: “الکور، مینهسوتا”
- Urdu: “ایلکور، مینیسوٹا”
- Urdu: “ایلکور”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elcor Mine Pit and Iron Range Historical Society.
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