Welcome to Granville Center ...

Granville Center is located in Hampden County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Granville Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

A typical abbreviation for Granville Center: Granville Ctr. (or less commonly used: Granville Cen., Granville Cent. or Granville Cntr.)

Granville Center is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Granville Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Granville Center lies within the (413) area code.

Communities Also Named Granville Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Granville Center - they are located in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Granville Center ...

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

• Springfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Enfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
• Westfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Holyoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Torrington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
• Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,647 people
• Agawam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Simsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsbury
  • Simsbury is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,437 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granville Center ...

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

Adding Granville Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Granville Center 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 Granville Center was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granville Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/