Welcome to Grinter Heights ...

Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Grinter Heights: Grinter Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Grinter Heights is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grinter Heights: 913

Communities near Grinter Heights ...

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

Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kansas City
- From Grinter Heights to Kansas City
Overland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
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Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kansas City
- From Grinter Heights to Kansas City
Olathe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Grinter Heights to Olathe
Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Independence is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Grinter Heights to Independence
Shawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
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Lenexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenexa
- From Grinter Heights to Lenexa
Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leavenworth
- From Grinter Heights to Leavenworth
Leawood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Leawood is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leawood
- From Grinter Heights to Leawood
Raytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grinter Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grinter Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.