RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kansas >> Jefferson County >> GrantvilleIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Kansas


The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas







Welcome to Grantville ...

Grantville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grantville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Grantville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grantville: 785

The ZIP code for Grantville: 66429<3>

Communities Also Named Grantville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Grantville - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Grantville ...

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

  • Topeka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
    • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
  • Lawrence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
  • Carbondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Valley Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
    • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Valley Falls has also been known as:
    • Sautrelle
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
  • Oskaloosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • Meriden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lecompton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
    • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <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 Grantville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grantville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grantville ...

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

Adding Grantville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grantville 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 Grantville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Grantville post office opened in 1866.

We also found Grantville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grantville.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grantville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grantville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grantville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025