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Welcome to Granite Springs ...

Granite Springs is located in Westchester County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Granite Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Granite Springs: Granite Spgs. (or less commonly used: Granite Spngs. or Granite Sprngs.)

Granite Springs is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Granite Springs: 10527<3>

Websites for Granite Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

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

Communities Also Named Granite Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Granite Springs - they are located in California and Virginia.

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

Communities near Granite Springs ...

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

  • Stamford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Danbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
  • Danbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • White Plains
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
  • Newburgh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
  • Ossining
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peekskill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Canaan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
    • New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite Springs ...

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

Adding Granite Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Granite Springs post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite Springs.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granite Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Granite Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Granite Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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