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Welcome to Grand Pass ...

The village of Grand Pass is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Pass, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grand Pass has a population of 64 people<2> (see below for details).

Grand Pass is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Grand Pass: 660

The ZIP code for Grand Pass: 65339<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grand Pass had an population of 64 people. This is a decrease of 3.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grand Pass had a population of 66 people. This makes Grand Pass the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 66 people, the population of Grand Pass increased 24.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 53 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Pass.

Communities Also Named Grand Pass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grand Pass - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Grand Pass ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Pass ...

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

Adding Grand Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Pass 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 Grand Pass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Grand Pass post office opened in 1831. The Grand Pass post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Pass.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grand Pass.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Pass - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Grand Pass). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grand Pass or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/