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Clear Grit, Minnesota

Coordinates: 43°42′32″N 92°01′56″W / 43.70889°N 92.03222°W / 43.70889; -92.03222
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Clear Grit
Clear Grit is located in Minnesota
Clear Grit
Clear Grit
Clear Grit is located in the United States
Clear Grit
Clear Grit
Coordinates: 43°42′32″N 92°01′56″W / 43.70889°N 92.03222°W / 43.70889; -92.03222
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyFillmore
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55949
Area code507

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

History

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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.Note
1880107
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

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