Welcome to Granite ...

The town of Granite is located in Greer 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 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Granite has a population of 1,954 people<3> (see below for details).

Granite is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Granite: (580)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Granite had an population of 1,954 people. This is a decrease of 5.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Granite had a population of 2,065 people (which is 33.1% of the total population of Greer County). This makes Granite the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Granite represents 0.06% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,065 people, the population of Granite increased 11.98% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,844 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Granite.

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 Hampshire, New York, 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.

• Hobart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <5>
• Mangum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Mangum is located in Greer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mangum <5>
• Sentinel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Sentinel is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel <5>
• Blair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <5>
• Lone Wolf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf
  • Lone Wolf is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Wolf <5>
• Carter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <5>
• Martha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Martha is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martha <5>
• Willow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Greer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <5>
• Lugert ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
  • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
• Bloomington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Greer 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Granite, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Granite post office opened in 1899.

We also found Granite on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/