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Welcome to Grainton ...

The village of Grainton is located in Perkins County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grainton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Grainton is 3,290 feet [1,003 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grainton is about ½ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grainton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Grainton (for example, toward Wallace), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Grainton: (308)

Communities near Grainton ...

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

  • Wallace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Madrid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
  • Elsie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dickens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
  • Blanche ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
    • Blanche is located in Chase County
  • Catherine ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Chase County
  • Paxton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Grant
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
  • Somerset
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
  • Sarben
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarben
    • Sarben is located in Keith County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grainton ...

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

Adding Grainton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grainton 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 Grainton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Grainton post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grainton.

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

The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Perkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grainton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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