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Welcome to Grand Rivers ...

The city of Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Rivers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Rivers: Grand Rivs.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Rivers has a population of 366 people<2> (see below for details).

Grand Rivers is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Grand Rivers: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Grand Rivers: 42045<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Rivers had an population of 366 people. This is a decrease of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Rivers had a population of 382 people. This makes Grand Rivers the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 382 people, the population of Grand Rivers increased 11.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 343 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Rivers.

Communities near Grand Rivers ...

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

  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eddyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvert City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Salem is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
  • Kuttawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fredonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamletsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dycusburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Rivers ...

Looking for more information about Grand Rivers? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grand Rivers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Rivers.

Adding Grand Rivers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Rivers 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 Grand Rivers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grand Rivers post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Rivers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grand Rivers.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Rivers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Grand Rivers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Grand Rivers area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Grand Rivers). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grand Rivers or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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