Welcome to Grand Harbor ...

Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Harbor: Grand Hbr. (or less commonly used: Grand Harb. or Grand Hrbr.)

Grand Harbor is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Grand Harbor: (701)

Communities near Grand Harbor ...

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

• Devils Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <4>
• Minnewaukan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan
  • Minnewaukan is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnewaukan <4>
• Crary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
  • Crary is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <4>
• Oberon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <4>
• Brinsmade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinsmade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade
  • Brinsmade is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinsmade <4>
• Churchs Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchs Ferry
  • Churchs Ferry is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchs Ferry <4>
• Maza
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maza
  • Maza is located in Towner County
• Penn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Penn is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn <4>
• Webster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fort Totten
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Totten
  • Fort Totten is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Totten <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 Grand Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Harbor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Harbor ...

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

Adding Grand Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grand Harbor post office opened in 1882.

We also found Grand Harbor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Harbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/