Welcome to Grawn ...

Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Grawn is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Grawn: (231)

The ZIP code for Grawn: 49637<4>

Communities near Grawn ...

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

• Traverse City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <5>
• Kingsley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <5>
• Buckley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <5>
• Fife Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
  • Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <5>
• Thompsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <5>
• Mesick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <5>
• Beulah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <5>
• Honor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <5>
• Lake Ann
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <5>
• Copemish
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copemish
  • Copemish is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copemish <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 Grawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grawn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grawn ...

Looking for more information about Grawn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grawn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grawn.

Adding Grawn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Grawn in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Grawn post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/

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