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Welcome to Greilickville ...

Greilickville is located in Leelanau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greilickville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Greilickville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greilickville: 231

Communities near Greilickville ...

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

  • Elk Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Buckley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Suttons Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Ann
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Acme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Solon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Cedar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Greilickville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greilickville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greilickville ...

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

Adding Greilickville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greilickville 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 Greilickville was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greilickville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Leelanau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greilickville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.