Colvill
Ghost town
Colvill is located in Minnesota
Colvill
Colvill
Coordinates: 47°47′43″N 90°09′38″W / 47.79528°N 90.16056°W / 47.79528; -90.16056
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID659211[1]

Colvill (also spelled Covill) is an extinct townsite in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

The community was located between Grand Marais and Grand Portage on Minnesota Highway 61.

Colvill was located 9 miles northeast of Grand Marais, and 25 miles southwest of Grand Portage.

Kadunce River State Wayside area is located near the abandoned townsite of Colvill.

History

Colvill was named after Colonel William J. Colvill, who for a time lived on a homestead in the community.[2]

Colvill Township of Cook County was originated and established in 1906; it was abandoned during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Today, the stretch of Highway 61 in Colvill is inhabited with homes and vacation resorts, as well as the Colvill Town Hall and Colvill Fire Department.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 136.



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