Welcome to Grantsville ...

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

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

Grantsville would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

Grantsville was founded in 1863.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grantsville is 7,020 feet [2,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grantsville is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Grantsville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Grantsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Grantsville - they are located in Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Grantsville ...

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

Gabbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbs
- Gabbs is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gabbs <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gabbs
- From Grantsville to Gabbs
Ione ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Ione is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ione
- From Grantsville to Ione
Green Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green Springs
- From Grantsville to Green Springs
Goldyke ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Goldyke is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goldyke
- From Grantsville to Goldyke
Ophir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ophir is located in Nye County
- Ophir has also been known as:
- Toiyabe - City
- Twin River
Cloverdale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- Cloverdale is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cloverdale
- From Grantsville to Cloverdale
Lodi ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lodi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lodi
- From Grantsville to Lodi
Jett ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Jett is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jett
- From Grantsville to Jett
Carvers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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- Carvers is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carvers
- From Grantsville to Carvers
Peavine ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peavine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Peavine is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peavine
- From Grantsville to Peavine

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

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

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

Adding Grantsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grantsville 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 Grantsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Grantsville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Grantsville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grantsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

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 Grantsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grantsville - 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/