Welcome to Graceton ...

Graceton is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graceton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Graceton is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Graceton: 218

Communities Also Named Graceton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Graceton - they are located in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Graceton.

Communities near Graceton ...

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

• Baudette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <3>
• Williams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <3>
• Roosevelt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Roosevelt is located in Roseau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>
• Long Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
• Pitt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
• Rainy River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <3>
• Clementson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
• Swift
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Swift is located in Roseau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Harris Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
• Gameland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graceton ...

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

Adding Graceton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Graceton post office opened in 1905. The Graceton post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graceton.