Welcome to Grand Crossing ...

Grand Crossing is located in Cook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Crossing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Crossing: Grand Xing.

Grand Crossing is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Grand Crossing (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Grand Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grand Crossing - they are located in Florida and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Grand Crossing ...

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

• Chicago
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Cicero
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Hammond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Orland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Berwyn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Oak Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <4>
• Calumet City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <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 Grand Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Crossing ...

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

Adding Grand Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Crossing 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 Grand Crossing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grand Crossing post office opened in 1872.

We also found Grand Crossing mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov