Sawyer, Minnesota

Sawyer is an unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

This article is about the unincorporated community in Carlton County. For the county in northwest Wisconsin named Sawyer, see Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
See also: Sawyer (disambiguation)
Sawyer
Unincorporated community
Sawyer Store and Post Office along MN 210
Sawyer Store and Post Office along MN 210
Sawyer is located in Minnesota
Sawyer
Sawyer
Location of the community of Sawyer
within Carlton County
Coordinates: 46°40′17″N 92°38′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCarlton County
Unorganized territoryNorth Carlton
Elevation
1,329 ft (405 m)
ZIP code
55780
Area code218
GNIS feature ID0651254

The community is located between Carlton and Cromwell on State Highway 210 (MN 210). Sawyer is located on the southern edge of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. It serves as one of three administrative centers of the reservation.

Sawyer is located 11 miles west of Cloquet; and 11 miles east of Cromwell. The communities of Big Lake and Iverson are both nearby.

History

A post office called Sawyer has been in operation since 1891.[1] The name Sawyer was selected by a railroad official.[2] The historic Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary was built in 1884.

References
  1. "Carlton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 75.

Further reading
  • Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
  • Mn/DOT map of Carlton County – 2012 edition


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