Welcome to Griswold ...

Griswold is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Griswold is located in Oregon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Griswold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Griswold is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Griswold: 417

Communities Also Named Griswold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Griswold - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New York (2), North Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Griswold ...

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

• Pocahontas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
• Doniphan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
• Alton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• Ravenden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
  • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <3>
• Maynard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
• Ravenden Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
  • Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Former names for Ravenden Springs:
  • Dream Town
  • Jane's Store
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
• Warm Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warm Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
• Gatewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
• Dalton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Randolph County (AR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griswold ...

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

Adding Griswold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Griswold post office opened in 1887.

We also found Griswold in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Griswold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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