Hay Creek is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Hay Creek Township, Goodhue County,

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, United States. The community is located at the junction of State Highway 58 ( MN 58), Hay Creek Trail, and 315th Street. Hay Creek flows through the community. Nearby places include Red Wing, Goodhue, Belvidere Mills, Frontenac, and Lake City. Hay Creek was once a station on the

Chicago Great Western Railway The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota a ...

between Red Wing and

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.Photograph of Hay Creek depot
Goodhue County Historical Society (1916) The abandoned railroad right-of-way is being developed as the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail.

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Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Goodhue County, Minnesota {{GoodhueCountyMN-geo-stub