Welcome to Grider ...
Grider is located in Cumberland County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Grider
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grider, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
Grider is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grider lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Grider (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Grider: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Grider ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grider - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grider.
Communities near Grider ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grider.
- Thompsons Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Tompkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <5>
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Albany
From Grider to Albany
- Edmonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
- Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <5>
- Burkesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <5>
- Celina
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Celina is located in Clay County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Celina
From Grider to Celina
- Cloyds Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cloyds Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Cloyds Landing
From Grider to Cloyds Landing
- Marrowbone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Marrowbone
From Grider to Marrowbone
- Bakerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dubre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Grider. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grider.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grider. 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 Grider.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grider. See our Newspapers Page for Grider.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grider ...
Looking for more information about Grider? 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 Grider, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grider.
Adding Grider to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grider 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 Grider was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Grider post office opened in 1866.
We also found Grider in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grider.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grider. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grider - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Grider area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Grider area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |