Clear Grit, Minnesota
Clear Grit | |
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  Clear Grit  Clear Grit | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′32″N 92°01′56″W / 43.70889°N 92.03222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Fillmore |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55949 |
| Area code | 507 |
Clear Grit is a ghost town in Carrolton Township, Fillmore County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
[edit]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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 107 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 192.
- ^ "Fillmore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Old Barn Resort History".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |