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Welcome to Grant ...

Grant is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Grant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Grant is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grant is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grant lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Grant: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Grant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 53 communities that are also named Grant - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Grant ...

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

  • Idaho Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rexburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ammon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <5>
  • Shelley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
    • Shelley is located in Bingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelley <5>
  • Rigby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
    • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
  • Iona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Iona is located in Bonneville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <5>
  • Ucon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
    • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <5>
  • Menan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
    • Menan is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
  • Ririe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
    • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <5>
  • Roberts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <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 Grant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grant ...

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

Adding Grant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grant 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 Grant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Grant post office opened in 1893.

We also found Grant mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grant.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.id.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<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/









 

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