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Welcome to Grimes ...

So far, we found very little information about Grimes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grimes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grimes, please Contact Us.

Grimes would have been located within present day Rowan County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grimes is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Grimes was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Grimes was located: 704 & 980<4>

Communities Also Named Grimes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Grimes - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Websites for Grimes ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Grimes, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Grimes ...

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

  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kannapolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Davidson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Landis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Quarry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

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 Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grimes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Grimes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Grimes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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