Welcome to Grafton ...

Grafton is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grafton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.

Grafton is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Grafton: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Grafton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Grafton - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Grafton ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near Grafton ...

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

Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Albany is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albany
- From Grafton to Albany
Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Grafton to Troy
Cohoes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Cohoes is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cohoes
- From Grafton to Cohoes
Bennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
North Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Adams
- From Grafton to North Adams
Watervliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Watervliet
- From Grafton to Watervliet
Rensselaer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From Grafton to Adams
Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Williamstown
- From Grafton to Williamstown
Colonie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
- Colonie is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colonie
- From Grafton to Colonie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grafton ...

Looking for more information about Grafton? 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 Grafton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grafton.

Adding Grafton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grafton post office opened in 1821.

We also found Grafton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grafton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grafton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Grafton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Grafton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/