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Welcome to Graniteville ...

Graniteville is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graniteville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Graniteville is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Graniteville: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Graniteville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Graniteville - they are located in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Ontario, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near Graniteville ...

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

  • Farmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Desloge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Bismarck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Elvins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Ironton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leadwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
  • Esther
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Esther is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graniteville ...

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

Adding Graniteville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graniteville 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 Graniteville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Graniteville post office opened in 1874. The Graniteville post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graniteville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graniteville - 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 Graniteville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Graniteville 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>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/