Welcome to Grassland ...
Grassland is located in Boyd County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grassland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Grassland is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grassland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Grassland: 606
Communities Also Named Grassland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Grassland: This one is located in Boyd County and the other is located in Edmonson County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 9 communities that are also named Grassland - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grassland.
Communities near Grassland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grassland.
- Morehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flemingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
- Owingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Salt Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Lakeview Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Farmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Grange City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Grange City is located in Fleming 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 Grassland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grassland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grassland. 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 Grassland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grassland. See our Newspapers Page for Grassland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grassland ...
Looking for more information about Grassland? 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 Grassland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grassland.
Adding Grassland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grassland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grassland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Grassland post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grassland.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Boyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grassland - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |