Welcome to Grass Valley ...

Grass Valley is located in Missoula County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Grass Valley, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

A typical abbreviation for Grass Valley: Grass Vly. (or less commonly used: Grass Vally. or Grass Vlly.)

Grass Valley is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Grass Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Grass Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Grass Valley and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Grass Valley is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Grass Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Grass Valley - they are located in California, Nevada and Oregon.

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

Communities near Grass Valley ...

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

• Missoula
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
  • Missoula is located in Missoula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <5>
• Alberton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
  • Alberton is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alberton <5>
• Evaro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
  • Evaro is located in Missoula County
• Orchard Homes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
  • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
• Travois Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
  • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
• Frenchtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <5>
• East Missoula
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
  • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
• Huson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson
  • Huson is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huson <5>
• Lolo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo
  • Lolo is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolo <5>
• Milltown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grass Valley ...

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

Adding Grass Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grass Valley post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grass Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/