Welcome to Grancer ...

Grancer is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grancer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Grancer is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Grancer and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Grancer lies within the (270) area code.

Communities near Grancer ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Beaver Dam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Morgantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Brownsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Caneyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Jetson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
  • Jetson is located in Butler County
• Whittinghill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
  • Whittinghill is located in Butler County
• Aberdeen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Butler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Arnold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grancer ...

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

Adding Grancer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grancer post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grancer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/