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Welcome to Grawn ...

Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grawn: 231

The ZIP code for Grawn: 49637<3>

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)
  • Kingsley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <4>
  • Buckley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fife Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mesick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Beulah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Honor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Ann
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Copemish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) for Grawn was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grawn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Grand Traverse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grawn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grawn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grawn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.