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Welcome to Granite Bluff ...Granite Bluff is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County<1>. The location of Granite Bluff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Granite Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. A typical abbreviation for Granite Bluff: Granite Blf. (or less commonly used: Granite Bluf.) Granite Bluff is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Granite Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Granite Bluff (for example, toward Gladstone), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Granite Bluff lies within the (906) area code. Communities Also Named Granite Bluff ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Granite Bluff - it's located in Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Granite Bluff. Communities near Granite Bluff ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Granite Bluff.
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 Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granite Bluff. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Granite Bluff. 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 Bluff. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Granite Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Granite Bluff. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite Bluff ...Looking for more information about Granite Bluff? 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 Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Granite Bluff. Adding Granite Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Granite Bluff 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 Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Granite Bluff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite Bluff. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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