Carlton County, Minnesota

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Contents 1 Carlton County, Minnesota 2 Maps and Boundaries 3 Communities 3.1 Cities and Towns 3.2 Townships 3.3 Unincorporated Towns 4 Historic Landmarks 5 Lakes 6 Historical Events 7 Records and Resources 8 Sources

Carlton County, Minnesota

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Carlton County, Minnesota was created on May 23, 1857 (Organized in 1870) from Pine County and St. Louis County. The county was named in honor of Reuben B. Carlton (1812-1863), one of the first settlers at the Fond du Lac; member of first state senate, 1858. ^[1]

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Maps and Boundaries

• Saint Louis County, Minnesota (north)
• Douglas County, Wisconsin (east)
• Pine County, Minnesota (south)
• Aitkin County, Minnesota (west)

Communities

Cities and Towns

Barnum

Carlton

Cloquet

Cromwell

Kettle River

Moose Lake

Scanlon

Thomson

Wrenshall

Wright

Townships

Atkinson Township

Automba Township

Barnum Township

Beseman Township

Blackhoof Township

Eagle Township

Holyoke Township

Kalevala Township

Lakeview Township

Mahtowa Township

Moose Lake Township

Perch Lake Township

Silver Township

Silver Brook Township

Skelton Township

Split Rock Township

Thomson Township

Twin Lakes Township

Wrenshall Township

Unincorporated Towns

Atkinson

Automba

Duesler

Harney

Holyoke

Iverson

Nemadji

Otter Creek

Pleasant Valley

Sawyer

Scotts Corner

Historic Landmarks

Carlton County Courthouse

Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary-Catholic

Cloquet City Hall

Grand Portage of the St. Louis River

Lakes

There are 114 lakes in Carlton County MN ranging in size from 3 acres to 671 acres. Search for lakes in Carlton County here.

Historical Events

The Cloquet fire was a massive fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October, 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads and dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake, Cloquet, and Kettle River. Cloquet was hit the hardest by the fires. It was the worst natural disaster in Minnesota history in terms of the number of casualties in a single day. In total, 1,000 people died[1] and 52,000 people were injured or displaced, 38 communities were destroyed, 250,000 acres (1,000 km2) were burned, and $73 million ($1.188 billion in 2018 USD) in property damage was suffered. Thirteen million dollars in federal aid was disbursed.^[2]

Records and Resources

• https://www.raogk.org/minnesota-genealogy/carlton-county/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_County,_Minnesota
• https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/434/History
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Carlton_County,_Minnesota
• http://www.minnesotalakes.net/carlton_county_lakes.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloquet_fire
• https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?locationId=county_1318&page=1#cem-82725

Sources

1. ↑ "Carlton County, Minnesota Genealogy Guide." Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. Accessed September 01, 2018. https://www.raogk.org/minnesota-genealogy/carlton-county/.
2. ↑ "Cloquet Fire." Wikipedia. August 26, 2018. Accessed September 01, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloquet_fire.