New Prairie, Minnesota

New Prairie is a ghost town in New Prairie Township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It lies between the cities of Cyrus and Starbuck.

History

The village of New Prairie had a post office from 1872 until 1883, and again from 1920 until 1946. ^[1] New Prairie also had a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Notes

^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. pp. 465. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

Municipalities and communities of Pope County, Minnesota, USA

County seat: Glenwood

Cities	Brooten‡ Cyrus Farwell Glenwood Long Beach Lowry Sedan Starbuck Villard Westport

Townships	Bangor Barsness Ben Wade Blue Mounds Chippewa Falls Gilchrist Glenwood Grove Lake Hoff Lake Johanna Langhei Leven Minnewaska New Prairie Nora Reno Rolling Forks Walden Westport White Bear Lake

Ghost town	New Prairie

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties