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Welcome to Sawyer ...

Sawyer is located in Carlton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sawyer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Sawyer is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sawyer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sawyer: 218

The ZIP code for Sawyer: 55780<3>

Communities Also Named Sawyer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Sawyer - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sawyer.

Communities near Sawyer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sawyer.

  • Cloquet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Proctor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
  • Moose Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Carlton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Scanlon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Barnum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wrenshall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cromwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Kettle River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sawyer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sawyer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sawyer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sawyer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sawyer. See our Newspapers Page for Sawyer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawyer ...

Looking for more information about Sawyer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sawyer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sawyer.

Adding Sawyer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sawyer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sawyer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sawyer post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawyer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Carlton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sawyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sawyer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sawyer or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/