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Welcome to Granite Village ...

Granite Village is located in Alamance County<1>.


The location of Granite Village has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Granite Village: Granite Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Granite Village is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Granite Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Granite Village is located in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Granite Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Granite Village - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Granite Village ...

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

  • Burlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Carrboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
    • Carrboro is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <4>
  • Mebane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Elon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillsborough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Elon College
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
    • Elon College is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <4>
  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
  • Swepsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Alamance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
    • Alamance is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 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 Granite Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granite Village.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite Village ...

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

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

The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granite Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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