Marcell, Minnesota

Marcell is an unincorporated community in Marcell Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. Despite its unincorporated status, it appears on most more detailed maps of Minnesota due to the presence of several locally important businesses and the lack of larger towns in the surrounding area.

Marcell is located within the Chippewa National Forest.

Minnesota State Highways 38 and 286 are two of the main routes in the community.

Nearby places include Bigfork, Talmoon, Bowstring, and Deer River.

History

Marcell was founded under the name Turtle Lake in 1905. The name was changed to Marcell the following year due to a name conflict with other communities named Turtle Lake. The name Marcell is in honor of Andy Marcell, a conductor on the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railroad, who was involved in a railway accident in the area.

The site of the town center was originally at a store operated by John Lundeen on Big Turtle Lake, but was in 1910 moved to its present location near the railway.

References

Further reading

• Newstrom, Curt. Memories of a Small Town--Marcell, Minnesota

Coordinates: 47°35′35″N 93°41′27″W / 47.59306°N 93.69083°W / 47.59306; -93.69083