Welcome to Grabow ...

Grabow is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grabow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Grabow is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grabow is within the (337) area code.

Communities near Grabow ...

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

• DeRidder
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
  • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <4>
• Rosepine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <4>
• Merryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
  • Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <4>
• Ludington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
• Ikes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ikes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
• Newlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
• Pinewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
• Singer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
  • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <4>
• Savage Fork
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
• Cole Central
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
  • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grabow ...

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

Adding Grabow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grabow in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Grabow post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grabow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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