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Do you know of Grant ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Grant. 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 Grant.<1>

Our sources for Grant (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Grant other than they indicate that Grant would be found somewhere in Kent County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1864 and closed  in 1898.

Communities Also Named Grant ...

We found 53 communities that share the name Grant.

There are three communities within Michigan that are also named Grant.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 51 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Cheboygan 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 Michigan community of Grant [Cheboygan County].
    • Delta 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 Michigan community of Grant [Delta County].
    • Newaygo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Grant [Newaygo County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Grant [Marshall County].
    • Arkansas
      • Madison 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 Arkansas community of Grant [Madison County].
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Grant [Inyo County].
      • Sonoma County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Grant [Sonoma County].
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Grant [Park County].
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Grant [Brevard County].
    • Idaho
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Grant [Jefferson County].
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee 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 Illinois community of Grant [Kankakee County].
      • Williamson 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 Illinois community of Grant [Williamson County].
    • Indiana
      • Fulton 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 Indiana community of Grant [Fulton County].
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Grant [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Montgomery County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Grant [Montgomery County].
    • Kansas
      • Clay 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 Kansas community of Grant [Clay County].
      • Geary 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 Kansas community of Grant [Geary County].
      • Labette 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 Kansas community of Grant [Labette County].
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Grant [Lincoln County].
      • Pawnee 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 Kansas community of Grant [Pawnee County].
      • Riley 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 Kansas community of Grant [Riley County].
      • Wilson 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 Kansas community of Grant [Wilson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boone 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 Kentucky community of Grant [Boone County].
      • Carter County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Grant [Carter County].
      • Kenton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Grant [Kenton County].
    • Louisiana
      • Allen Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Grant [Allen Parish].
      • Grant Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Grant [Grant Parish].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Grant [Saint Louis County].
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Grant [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Grant [Cass County].
      • Holt County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Grant [Holt County].
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Grant [Saint Louis County].
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Grant [Beaverhead County].
    • Nebraska
      • Perkins County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Grant [Perkins County].
    • New Brunswick
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Grant.
    • New Mexico
      • Valencia 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 New Mexico community of Grant [Valencia County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua 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 New York community of Grant [Chautauqua County].
      • Herkimer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Grant [Herkimer County].
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Grant [Hardin County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Choctaw County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Grant [Choctaw County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Grant.
    • Oregon
      • Sherman 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 Oregon community of Grant [Sherman County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Grant [Elk County].
      • Indiana 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 Grant [Indiana County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Grant [Hamilton County].
      • Smith County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Grant [Smith County].
    • Texas
      • Bowie 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 Texas community of Grant [Bowie County].
      • Marion 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 Texas community of Grant [Marion County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Grant [Salt Lake County].
    • Virginia
      • Grayson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Grant [Grayson County].
    • Washington
      • Mason County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Grant [Mason County].
    • West Virginia
      • Grant #1
      • 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 West Virginia community of Grant.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Grant [Laramie County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Grant ...

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

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Kent 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 Kent County.

AshleyLoomisville
AusterlitzLorenzo
Avenue JuncionLowell Station
 Lyman
Ball Creek 
BallardsMadison Square
BostwickMalta
BowenMcCords
BowneMill Creek Junction
BracevilleMill Creek
BranninMuskegon Junction
Bristol 
BrownvilleNelson
Burchs MillNorth Brownville
Burton HeightsNorth Bryon
BushsNorth Cannon
ByronNorth Grand Rapids
 North Park
Caledonia StationNorthgate
Camp LakeNorths Mill
ChapelNorthville
Child's Mill 
Child's MillsO'Brien
Cortland CentreOakdale Park
CortlandOakdale
CrosbyOakfield Center
CubaOrlando Park
  
DeweyPantlind
DicksonParis
 Park
Eagle MillsPaul
EardlyPlainfield Heights
Eastern HeightsPlaster Creek Junction
ElkertonPlaster Creek
ElmdalePleasant
 Pratt Lake
Fernald 
FisherReeds Lake
Flat RiverReeds
Fox StationRogers Heights
FoxRogers
Franklin 
FullerSaddlebag Siding
 Saginaw Crossing
GainesSaxon
GainesvilleSeymour Square
Glenwood ForestSeymour
Godwin HeightsSilver Lake
GodwinSlayton
GoodingSolvay
GrahamvilleSomerville
Grattan CenterSouth Grand Rapids
GriswoldSouth Rockford
 South Sparta
HammondSouthkent
Harris CreekSpencer's Mill
HillcrestStewarts
Hills and DalesSunnyside
Hughart 
 Tolands
Indian CreekTyrone
Indiana Junction 
IvanrestUla
  
KelloggsvilleVelzy
KellysVergennes
  
LafayetteWentworth
LaGrangeWest Carlisle
LamarWest Grand Rapids
Leonard HeightsWestgate
Lincoln LakeWhite Swan
LockwoodWhitneys
LoganWyoming Park

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Grant could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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