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Welcome to Granite ...

Granite is located in Lyon County<1>.

Granite was established in 1886.

Granite is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Granite: 712

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), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, 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.

  • Sioux Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>
  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tea is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
  • Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
  • Rock Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lennox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lennox is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <3>
  • Crooks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <3>
  • Garretson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <3>
  • Worthing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Worthing is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <3>

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 (so far) for Granite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Granite post office opened in 1887. The Granite post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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