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Welcome to Grinnell ...

Grinnell is located in Massac County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Grinnell: 618 & 730<3>

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)
    • Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
    • 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)
  • Vienna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goreville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • La Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dongola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Barlow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Kevil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
  • Karnak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 (so far) 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. The Grinnell post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grinnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Massac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grinnell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Grinnell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Grinnell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/