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Communities Also Named Griswold ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Griswold.

Within Manitoba, the name Griswold is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Griswold [New London County].
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Griswold [Jones County].
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Griswold is located in Livingston County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Griswold.
    • Iowa
      • Cass County
      • This Griswold is located in Cass County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Griswold.
    • Kansas
      • Sherman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Griswold [Sherman County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Griswold is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Griswold.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Griswold [Kent County].
    • Missouri
      • Oregon County
      • This Griswold is located in Oregon County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Griswold.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Griswold is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Griswold.
      • Genesee County
      • This Griswold is located in Genesee County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Griswold.
    • North Dakota
      • LaMoure County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Griswold [LaMoure County].
    • Washington
      • San Juan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Griswold [San Juan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Griswold ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Argue
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argue came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argue
  • Emblem
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emblem came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Floors
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floors came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floors
  • Hayfield ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hayfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Maples
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Norman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Rivers
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers
  • Roseland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Smart
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart
  • Trinity Park
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Griswold to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Griswold to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Griswold and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Griswold to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Griswold could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griswold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griswold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7760, Longitude: -100.4718    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Griswold to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.775 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.594 degrees.









 

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