Welcome to Granby City ...

Granby City is located in Newton County<1>.

The location of Granby City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Granby City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Granby City is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Granby City is located in the (417) area code.

Communities near Granby City ...

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

• Joplin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Neosho
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Monett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Carterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Duquesne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
• Sarcoxie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <4>
• Duenweg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duenweg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenweg
  • Duenweg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duenweg <4>
• Pierce City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granby City ...

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

Adding Granby City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Granby City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Granby City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Granby City post office opened in 1871.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granby City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/