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
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
- 1 2 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.
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