Welcome to Gridley ...
So far, we found very little information about Gridley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gridley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gridley, please Contact Us.
Gridley would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.
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The location of Gridley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gridley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gridley is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gridley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gridley was located: 816 & 975<5>
Communities Also Named Gridley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gridley - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gridley.
Communities near Gridley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gridley.
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <6>
- Plattsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <6>
- Lathrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Lathrop is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <6>
- Gallatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallatin is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <6>
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <6>
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <6>
- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <6>
- Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Osborn is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <6>
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Kidder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Kidder is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kidder <6>
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 Gridley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gridley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gridley. 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 Gridley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gridley. See our Newspapers Page for Gridley.
Adding Gridley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gridley 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 Gridley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Gridley post office opened in 1898.
We also found Gridley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gridley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gridley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gridley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Gridley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Gridley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |