Welcome to Granite ...

Granite is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Granite 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Granite is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Granite: (603)

Communities Also Named Granite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Granite - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho (4), Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Granite ...

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

• Wolfeboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Alton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Wakefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Moultonborough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <4>
• Limington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limington
  • Limington is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limington <4>
• Tamworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <4>
• Limerick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Limerick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <4>
• Shapleigh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
  • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <4>
• New Durham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Durham
  • New Durham is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Durham <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 Granite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granite.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite ...

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

Adding Granite to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Granite post office opened in 1881.

We also found Granite on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/