Welcome to Grafton ...

Grafton is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grafton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Grafton is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grafton: 620

Communities Also Named Grafton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Grafton: This one is located in Chautauqua County and the other is located in Wabaunsee County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 31 communities that are also named Grafton - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Grafton ...

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

• Caney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <4>
• Sedan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sedan
  • From Grafton to Sedan
• Howard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
  • Former name for Howard:
  • Howard City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howard
  • From Grafton to Howard
• Moline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Longton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
  • Longton is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Former name for Longton:
  • Elk Rapids
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Longton
  • From Grafton to Longton
• Elk City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk City
  • From Grafton to Elk City
• Grenola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
  • Grenola is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grenola
  • From Grafton to Grenola
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Havana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
• Elk Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Falls
  • Elk Falls is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Falls <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Falls
  • From Grafton to Elk Falls

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 Grafton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grafton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grafton ...

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

Adding Grafton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Grafton post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grafton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/