Welcome to Grafton ...
So far, we found very little information about Grafton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grafton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grafton, please Contact Us.
Grafton would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Grafton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grafton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Grafton is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Grafton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Grafton once stood is in the (734) area code.
Communities Also Named Grafton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Grafton - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grafton.
Communities near Grafton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grafton.
- Westland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Westland is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <5>
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
- Lincoln Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <5>
- Southgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
- Southgate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <5>
- Allen Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Park
- Allen Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen Park <5>
- Wyandotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Wyandotte is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyandotte <5>
- Inkster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkster
- Inkster is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkster <5>
- Romulus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Romulus is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <5>
- Amherstburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherstburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherstburg <5>
- Ypsilanti
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
- Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <5>
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 Grafton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grafton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grafton. 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 Grafton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grafton. See our Newspapers Page for Grafton.
Adding Grafton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grafton 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 Grafton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Grafton post office opened in 1850.
We also found Grafton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grafton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grafton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |