Welcome to Grangeville ...

Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Grangeville (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grangeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Grangeville is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grangeville: 225

Communities Also Named Grangeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Grangeville - they are located in California (2), Idaho, Missouri, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Grangeville ...

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

• Central
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Denham Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Denham Springs

  From Grangeville to Denham Springs

• Walker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Walker

  From Grangeville to Walker

• Amite City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
  • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <4>
• Livingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Roseland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <4>
• Slaughter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <4>
• Greensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Montpelier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 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 Grangeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grangeville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grangeville ...

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

Adding Grangeville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grangeville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Grangeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grangeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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