Welcome to Granite ...

Granite is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Granite is located in Bonner 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 1883.

Granite is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Granite is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Granite lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Granite and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Granite: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Granite ...

While we believe that this Granite is located in Bonner County, we know of another 3 Idaho communities named Granite. Those communities are located in the following counties: Boise, Kootenai and Shoshone County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 23 communities that are also named Granite - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Iowa, 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.

• Sandpoint
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpoint
  • Sandpoint is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandpoint <5>
• Ponderay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderay
  • Ponderay is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderay <5>
• Kootenai
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenai
  • Kootenai is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kootenai <5>
• Dover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Athol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <5>
• Clark Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
  • Clark Fork is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <5>
• East Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
  • East Hope is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
• Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Cedar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
• Cocolalla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolalla
  • Cocolalla is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocolalla <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Granite post office opened in 1883.

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 Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/