Clear Grit, Minnesota

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

Clear Grit
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 43°42′32″N 92°01′56″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

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	107		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]