Do you know of Granite ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Granite. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Granite.<1>

We found mention of Granite as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Marquette County, Michigan.

Communities Also Named Granite ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Granite.

Within Michigan, the name Granite is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Granite.
  • Colorado
    • Chaffee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Granite [Chaffee County].
  • Idaho
    • Boise County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Granite [Boise County].
    • Bonner County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Granite [Bonner County].
    • Kootenai County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Granite [Kootenai County].
    • Shoshone County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Granite [Shoshone County].
  • Iowa
    • Lyon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Granite [Lyon County].
  • Maine
    • Hancock County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Granite [Hancock County].
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Granite [Baltimore County].
  • Montana
    • Deer Lodge County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Granite [Deer Lodge County].
    • Granite County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Granite [Granite County].
  • Nevada
    • Mineral County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Granite [Mineral County].
    • Nye County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Granite [Nye County].
  • New Hampshire
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Granite [Carroll County].
  • New York
    • Ulster County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Granite [Ulster County].
  • Oklahoma
    • Greer County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Granite [Greer County].
  • Oregon
    • Grant County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Granite [Grant County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Adams County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Granite [Adams County].
  • Tennessee
    • Anderson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Granite [Anderson County].
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Granite [Salt Lake County].
  • Virginia
    • Chesterfield County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Granite [Chesterfield County].
    • Richmond City
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Granite [Richmond City].
  • Wyoming
    • Laramie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Granite [Laramie County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Granite ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Granite:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Granite - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Marquette County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marquette County.