Welcome to Grindstone City (aka 'Grind Stone City') ...

Grindstone City is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Grindstone City is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grindstone City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grindstone City is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grindstone City: 989

The community of Grindstone City has also been called Grind Stone City.

Communities near Grindstone City ...

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

Bad Axe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
- Bad Axe is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <4>
Harbor Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Former name for Harbor Beach:
- Sand Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harbor Beach
- From Grindstone City to Harbor Beach
Port Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Austin
- Port Austin is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Austin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Austin
- From Grindstone City to Port Austin
Kinde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
- Kinde is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kinde
- From Grindstone City to Kinde
Port Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hope
- Port Hope is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hope <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Hope
- From Grindstone City to Port Hope
Port Crescent ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
- Port Crescent is located in Huron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Crescent
- From Grindstone City to Port Crescent
Redman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Redman is located in Huron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Redman
- From Grindstone City to Redman
Filion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
- Filion is located in Huron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Filion
- From Grindstone City to Filion
Pinnebog
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnebog. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
- Pinnebog is located in Huron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinnebog
- From Grindstone City to Pinnebog
Rapson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
- Rapson is located in Huron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rapson
- From Grindstone City to Rapson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grindstone City ...

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

Adding Grindstone City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grindstone City 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 Grindstone City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grindstone City.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Huron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grindstone City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.