Welcome to Gridley ...

Gridley is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gridley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Gridley is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gridley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gridley: 765

Communities Also Named Gridley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gridley - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Gridley ...

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

• Fishers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Muncie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
• Noblesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Warsaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Yorktown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Elwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• McCordsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <4>
• Cicero
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Alexandria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <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 Gridley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gridley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gridley ...

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

Adding Gridley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gridley 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 Gridley was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gridley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov