Research
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Available Resources
Phonebooks, dating back to 1914
Old High School yearbooks for all county school districts.
Cemetary records for all carlton county cemetaries
Index of obituaries published in the Pine Knot, Pine Journal, and Star Gazette.
Files containing documents and news clippings by subject.
City, and township history, and subjects related to Carlton County as a whole.
Biographical files by name/ genealogical books
Files of photography sorted by location, portraits of individuals, and group photos.
Platt maps dating back to the 1920's
Sanborn insurance maps for most communities
Fire map showing locations of houses that burned in 1918
Transcripts/ Audiotapes of oral histories
Archives of historical records from individuals and community groups
Photos taken by the county assessors office in the 1970's of homes in the county, by parcel number
Microfilm of naturalization papers, MN census
Microfilm of old Barnum and Moose Lake newspapers.
Towns and Townships of Carlton County
Townships
These are the townships of Carlton County:
Atkinson
Automba
Barnum
Beseman
Blackhoof
Clear Creek
Corona
Eagle
Holyoke
Kalevala
Knife Falls
Lakeview
Mahtowa
Moose Lake
Perch Lake
Progress
Red Clover
Sawyer
Silver
Silver Brook
Skelton
Split Rock
Thomson
Twin Lakes
Wrenshall
Towns
These are the towns of Carlton County:
Barnum
Carlton
Cloquet
Cromwell
Esko
Kettle River
Moose Lake
Scanlon
Thomson
Wrenshall
Wright
Links
Web Links
We are regularly out on the Web. When we find a great site we list it.
https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/directory
Historical Societies
Esko History - http://www.eskohistory.com/home
Moose Lake Area Historical Society - www.mooselakeareahistory.com
Resources for Writing and Citations