Welcome to Grainwood ...

Grainwood is located in Scott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grainwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Grainwood is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grainwood lies within the (952) area code.

Communities near Grainwood ...

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

• Minneapolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <4>
• Bloomington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Lakeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
• Eagan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <4>
• Eden Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
• Burnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Minnetonka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <4>
• Apple Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <4>
• Edina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
• Saint Louis Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Park
  • Saint Louis Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis Park <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 Grainwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grainwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grainwood ...

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

Adding Grainwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grainwood post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grainwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/