Welcome to Grand River ...

Grand River is located in Iberville Parish<1>.

The location of Grand River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

A typical abbreviation for Grand River: Grand Riv.

Grand River is near sea level<3>.

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

Grand River is located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Grand River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Grand River - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Prince Edward Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand River.

Communities near Grand River ...

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

• Saint Gabriel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <4>
• Addis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <4>
• Plaquemine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <4>
• Port Allen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• Brusly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
• White Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <4>
• Maringouin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <4>
• Rosedale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
• Grosse Tete
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Tete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Tete
  • Grosse Tete is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Tete <4>
• Indian Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand River ...

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

Adding Grand River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grand River post office opened in 1948.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iberville Parish: www.parish.iberville.la.us/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/