Welcome to Grantham ...

Grantham is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grantham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Grantham is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Grantham: (919) and (984)<3>

Communities Also Named Grantham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Grantham - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, Florida, New Hampshire, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Grantham ...

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

• Goldsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <5>
• Smithfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Selma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Mount Olive
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• Four Oaks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <5>
• Pine Level
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <5>
• Princeton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Faison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
  • Faison is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <5>
• Walnut Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Pikeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <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 Grantham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grantham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grantham ...

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

Adding Grantham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grantham post office opened in 1895.

We also found Grantham on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grantham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/

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