Welcome to Grattan ...

Grattan is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grattan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Grattan is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Grattan: (616)

Communities Also Named Grattan ...

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

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

Communities near Grattan ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
• Kentwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
• Walker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
• East Grand Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <3>
• Ionia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <3>
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Rockford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
• Belding
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <3>
• Sparta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Lowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grattan ...

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

Adding Grattan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grattan post office opened in 1849.

We also found Grattan in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grattan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/