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Welcome to Grangeville ...

Grangeville is located in Kings County<1>.


The location of Grangeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grangeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Grangeville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grangeville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Grangeville: (559)

Communities Also Named Grangeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Grangeville: This one is located in Kings County and the other is located in Tulare County.

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Grangeville - they are located in Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Grangeville ...

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

  • Hanford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lemoore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Selma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Corcoran
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hardwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Hardwick is located in Kings County
  • Home Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
    • Home Garden is located in Kings County
  • Hub
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
    • Hub is located in Kings County
  • Laton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Grangeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grangeville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grangeville. 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 Grangeville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grangeville ...

Looking for more information about Grangeville? 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 Grangeville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grangeville.

Adding Grangeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grangeville 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 for Grangeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grangeville post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grangeville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grangeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grangeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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