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Welcome to Grants Turn ...

Grants Turn is located in Knox County<1>.

Grants Turn is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grants Turn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grants Turn: 207

Communities near Grants Turn ...

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

  • Rockland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Belfast
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldoboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomaston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Searsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint George is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jefferson
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Grants Turn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grants Turn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grants Turn ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grants Turn - 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.