Welcome to Griswold ...
Griswold is located in Aroostook County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Griswold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Griswold is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Griswold lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Griswold (for example, toward Centreville (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
Area Code for Griswold: 207
Communities Also Named Griswold ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Griswold - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, New York (2), North Dakota and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Griswold.
Communities near Griswold ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Griswold.
- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <4>
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
- Chapman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Chapman is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Merrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Masardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Garfield Plantation
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Plantation
- Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Oxbow Plantation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Plantation
- Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
- Moro Plantation
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Plantation
- Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <4>
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 Griswold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Griswold.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Griswold. 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 Griswold.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Griswold. See our Newspapers Page for Griswold.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griswold ...
Looking for more information about Griswold? 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 Griswold, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Griswold.
Adding Griswold to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Griswold 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 Griswold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Griswold post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Griswold.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Griswold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |