Welcome to Grant ...
The city of Grant is located in Perkins County<1> and is the County Seat for Perkins County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Grant has a population of 1,112 people<2> (see below for details).
Grant is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grant is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Grant lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Grant (for example, toward Wallace), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Grant lies within the (308) area code.
Websites for Grant ...
Official Website: www.grantnebraska.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grant had an population of 1,112 people. This is a decrease of 4.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.22% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant had a population of 1,165 people (or 39.23% of the total population of Perkins County). This makes Grant the county's most populous community.
The population of Grant represents 0.06% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,165 people, the population of Grant decreased 4.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,225 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Grant.
Communities Also Named Grant ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 53 communities that are also named Grant - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grant.
Communities near Grant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grant.
- Ogallala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallala
- Ogallala is located in Keith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogallala <4>
- Brule
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
- Brule is located in Keith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <4>
- Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
- Venango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Venango is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <4>
- Elsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Perkins County
- Blanche ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Megeath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Roscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Grainton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Grant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grant. 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 Grant.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grant. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grant.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grant ...
Looking for more information about Grant? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Grant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grant.
Adding Grant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grant 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 Grant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Grant post office opened in 1886.
We also found Grant on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grant: www.grantnebraska.org/
The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Perkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grant. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grant - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |