Welcome to Granby Center ...
Granby Center is located in Oswego County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Granby Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Granby Center: Granby Ctr. (or less commonly used: Granby Cen., Granby Cent. or Granby Cntr.)
Granby Center is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Granby Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Granby Center: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Granby Center ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Granby Center - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Granby Center.
Communities near Granby Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Granby Center.
- Oswego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
- Weedsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
- Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
- Wolcott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
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 Granby Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granby Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Granby Center. 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 Granby Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Granby Center. See our Newspapers Page for Granby Center.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granby Center ...
Looking for more information about Granby Center? 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 Granby Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Granby Center.
Adding Granby Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Granby Center 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 Granby Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Granby Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Granby Center.
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granby Center - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Granby Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Granby Center 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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |