Vicksburg is an abandoned townsite in section 30 of Flora Township

Flora Township, Minnesota

Flora Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

 in Renville County

Renville County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,154 people, 6,779 households, and 4,623 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile . There were 7,413 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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, United States

United States

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. The nearest community is the small city of Delhi

Delhi, Minnesota

Delhi is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 70 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

, south across the Minnesota River

Minnesota River

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 in Redwood County

Redwood County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,815 people, 6,674 households, and 4,524 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 7,230 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

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History

The town of Vicksburg was first settled in 1871 and named in remembrance of the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...

, during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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. Vicksburg had a post office from 1871 until 1901. The town was abandoned by 1905 when the site was bypassed by the railroads. All that remains today is a cemetery, located north of the townsite, at 44°39′50"N 95°13′37"W.