Welcome to Grigg ...

Grigg is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grigg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Grigg is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Grigg: (618)

Communities near Grigg ...

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

• Waterloo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
• Freeburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <4>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Smithton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <4>
• Red Bud
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>
• Steeleville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• New Athens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
  • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Marissa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <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 Grigg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grigg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grigg ...

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

Adding Grigg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grigg post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grigg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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