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Historic General Stores in Carlton County, MN

General stores, mercantiles and trading posts near you, the one building every small town could not do without.

Carlton County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Carlton County, MN and the source for each site.

Interior of an old general store with many shelves - historic general stores — Photo: Mateo Krossler on Unsplash

Old rustic general store with gas pumps and truck - historic general stores — Photo: Ronald Crow on Unsplash

Small general store with a porch and wreaths - historic general stores — Photo: Fabio Sasso on Unsplash

On the record near Carlton County, MN

The 12 nearest

22 listed sites on the record match historic general stores within 200 miles of Carlton County, MN, out of 63 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 13 listed sites carry Carlton County as their county.

Esselman Brothers General Store99 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Rice · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Kahlert Mercantile Store118 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Browerville · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Schornstein Grocery and Saloon119 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · St. Paul · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Finch, Vanslyck and McConville Dry Goods Company Building120 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · St. Paul · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Dayton's Department Store120 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
Sears, Roebuck and Company Mail-Order Warehouse and Retail Store122 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
Kline's Department Store136 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Eau Claire · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
New Market Hotel and Store148 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · New Market · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Yale Hardware Store149 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Cannon Falls · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Hebeisen, Jacob, Hardware Store149 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Hamburg · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Ault Store156 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Dundas · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
California Wine and Liquor Store160 miles from the center of Carlton County · Building · Fairchild · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Carlton County, MN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

General Stores in Carlton County, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Carlton County, MN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Carlton County, MN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Carlton County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Carlton County, MN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Carlton County, MN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.