Welcome to Griffin ...The town of Griffin is located in Posey County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Griffin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Griffin has a population of 169 people<2> (see below for details). Griffin is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Griffin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Griffin (for example, toward Spurgeon), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Griffin: 812 & 930<4> The ZIP code for Griffin: 47616<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Griffin had an population of 169 people. This is a decrease of 1.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.62% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Griffin had a population of 172 people. This makes Griffin the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 172 people, the population of Griffin increased 7.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 160 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Griffin. Communities Also Named Griffin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Griffin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Griffin. Communities near Griffin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Griffin.
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 Griffin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Griffin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Griffin. 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 Griffin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin. See our Newspapers Page for Griffin. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffin ...Looking for more information about Griffin? 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 Griffin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Griffin. Adding Griffin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Griffin 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 Griffin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Griffin. Footnotes ...
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