Welcome to Gridley ...
So far, we found very little information about Gridley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gridley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gridley, please Contact Us.
Gridley was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Gridley would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
The location of Gridley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gridley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gridley is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gridley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Gridley once stood is in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Gridley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gridley - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gridley.
Communities near Gridley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gridley.
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Hector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <5>
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Twin Groves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
- Rex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Alread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
- Crabtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Formosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Formosa is located in Van Buren 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 Gridley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gridley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gridley. 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 Gridley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gridley. See our Newspapers Page for Gridley.
Adding Gridley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gridley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gridley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gridley post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gridley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gridley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gridley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |