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Welcome to Gracelock ...

Gracelock is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gracelock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Gracelock is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gracelock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gracelock: 320

Communities near Gracelock ...

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

  • Montevideo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Benson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Granite Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clara City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Kerkhoven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Murdock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Watson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gracelock ...

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

Adding Gracelock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gracelock 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 Gracelock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gracelock post office opened in 1901. The Gracelock post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gracelock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gracelock - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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