Welcome to Grinnell ...

Grinnell is located in Massac County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grinnell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Grinnell is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grinnell lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Grinnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Grinnell - they are located in Iowa, Kansas and Washington.

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

Communities near Grinnell ...

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

• Paducah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Metropolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <4>
• Vienna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Goreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
  • Goreville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
• La Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Ballard County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
• Brookport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Dongola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Dongola is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <4>
• Barlow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
• Kevil
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
  • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
• Karnak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
  • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <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 Grinnell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grinnell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grinnell ...

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

Adding Grinnell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grinnell post office opened in 1890.

We also found Grinnell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grinnell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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