Clear Grit, Minnesota

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Coordinates: 43°42′32″N92°01′56″W / 43.70889°N 92.03222°W / 43.70889; -92.03222 Coordinates: 43°42′32″N92°01′56″W / 43.70889°N 92.03222°W / 43.70889; -92.03222
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Fillmore
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55949
Area code(s) 507

Clear Grit is a ghost town in Carrolton Township, Fillmore County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

Clear Grit was founded as a mill town on the South branch of the Root River. [1] A post office was established at Clear Grit in 1878, but it only lasted until 1882. [2] The former community is part of the Old Barn Resort. [3]

Historical population
CensusPop.
1880 107
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  192.
  2. "Fillmore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "Old Barn Resort History".
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.