Welcome to Granite ...

Granite is located in Lyon County<1>.

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

Granite was established in 1886.

Granite is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Granite: (712)

Communities Also Named Granite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Granite - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho (4), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Granite ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <4>
• Brandon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Harrisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Tea
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <4>
• Canton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Rock Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
  • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <4>
• Lennox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <4>
• Crooks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <4>
• Garretson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <4>
• Worthing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite ...

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

Adding Granite to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Granite post office opened in 1887.

We also found Granite in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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