Croftville, Minnesota

Cook County

27-13744

Croft Ville is a settlement on community- free area ( " Unincorporated Community " ) in Cook County in the northeast of the U.S. State of Minnesota.

Geography

Croft Ville is located on the north shore of Lake Superior, the westernmost and highest of the Great Lakes. The town is located at 47 ° 45'54 " north latitude and 90 ° 16'32 " west longitude. Croft Ville is located within Western Cook, an unorganized territory ( " Unorganized Territory " ) in western Cook counties.

Towns nearby Croft Ville Grand Marais (4.8 km southwest) and Hovland (25,1 km northeast).

The nearest large towns are in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (123 km northeast) and Duluth (182 km southwest). Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, is located 429 km south-west.

The mouth of the Pigeon River, which forms the border with Canada, located 61.1 km north east.

Traffic

The main street of Croft Ville is formed by the leading along the north shore of Lake Superior Minnesota State Route 61. All other roads are subordinate partly unpaved roadways and within local connection paths.

The nearest airports are 119 km northeast of Thunder Bay International Airport and located 188 km south west of Duluth International Airport; the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport is located 437 km south-west.

History

Croft Ville originated at the beginning of the 20th century north-east of Grand Marais. The settlement dates back to the fisherman Peter Olsen and the eponymous brothers Charles and Joe Croft, who came to the area in 1894.