Welcome to Grand Beach ...

The village of Grand Beach is located in Berrien County<1>.

The location of Grand Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Beach: Grand Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Beach has a population of 281 people<3> (see below for details).

Grand Beach is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: While Grand Beach is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Grand Beach lies within the (269) area code.

Websites for Grand Beach ...

Official Website: www.grandbeach.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Beach had an population of 281 people. This is an increase of 3.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Beach had a population of 272 people. This makes Grand Beach the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 272 people, the population of Grand Beach increased 23.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 221 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Beach.

Communities Also Named Grand Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Grand Beach - they are located in Maine, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Grand Beach ...

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

• Michigan City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <5>
• La Porte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <5>
• Chesterton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <5>
• Westville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Porter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Porter County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <5>
• Bridgman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgman
  • Bridgman is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgman <5>
• New Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <5>
• Trail Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
  • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
• Three Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <5>
• Baroda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baroda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
  • Baroda is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baroda <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 Grand Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Beach ...

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

Adding Grand Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Beach 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 Grand Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Grand Beach mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grand Beach: www.grandbeach.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/