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Welcome to Grainville ...

Grainville is located in Fremont County<1>.


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


Grainville is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Grainville is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grainville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Grainville: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Grainville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grainville - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Grainville ...

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

  • Saint Anthony
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <5>
  • Ashton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Teton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
    • Teton is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <5>
  • Newdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
    • Newdale is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <5>
  • Tetonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
    • Tetonia is located in Teton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <5>
  • Parker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
  • Warm River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
    • Warm River is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Fremont County
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Felt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
    • Felt is located in Teton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grainville ...

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

Adding Grainville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grainville 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 Grainville was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

We also found Grainville mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grainville.

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Fremont, 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 Grainville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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