BIG STONE COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Current
Location
Type Date
Built
Current
Use
Track
Status
Building
Material
More
Info
Barry On a farm about 2 miles north of Barry
on the corner of CR-7 and CR-13
(GPS: 45.585197,-96.564253).
C 1905 Storage None Wood
Clinton
(Batavia)
102 Center Street
(GPS: 45.459711, -96.437211)
C 1883 Museum Gone Wood
Johnson 2nd Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street.
(GPS: 45.572761,-96.294951)
C 1905  Garage None Wood
odessa NW of Correll at 40447 610th Avenue.
(GPS: 45.320626,-96.180518)
C ???? Storage None Wood  
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Notes
Beardsley According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1880 and measured 24'x60'.
Correll A 1957 derailment destroyed the station, but the agent who was standing on the platform at the time was unharmed.
Graceville According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built in 1912 that measured 30'x84'.
Graceville  
ortonville  
Ortonville  
1898 BIG STONE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Barry (GN) - According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 24'x48'.

Clinton (CM&St.P) - Although the town was called "Clinton" when it was platted, the railroad called it by its old name "Batavia" until the town was officially incorporated as "Clinton" in 1890. For more information see the Historic Clinton Depot webpage.

Johnson (GN) - According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 30'x48'.