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Welcome to Grasmere ...

Grasmere is located in Talladega County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grasmere, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Grasmere is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Grasmere: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Grasmere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Grasmere - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire and New York.

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

Communities near Grasmere ...

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

  • Talladega
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pell City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Moody
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Chelsea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Leeds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Sylacauga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Childersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Odenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Riverside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <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 Grasmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grasmere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grasmere ...

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

Adding Grasmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grasmere 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 Grasmere was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Grasmere in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grasmere.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grasmere - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Grasmere area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Grasmere area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.