Welcome to Grand Eddy ...
Grand Eddy is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Eddy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Grand Eddy is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grand Eddy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Grand Eddy: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Grand Eddy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Eddy.
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steeleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Percy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ava
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
- Willisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Willisville is located in Perry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>
- Grand Tower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
- Altenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
- Altenburg is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <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 Grand Eddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Eddy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand Eddy. 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 Grand Eddy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Eddy. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Eddy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Eddy ...
Looking for more information about Grand Eddy? 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 Grand Eddy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Eddy.
Adding Grand Eddy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grand Eddy 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 Grand Eddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Grand Eddy post office opened in 1876.
We also found Grand Eddy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Eddy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Eddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Grand Eddy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Grand Eddy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |