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Welcome to Grant City ...

Grant City is located in Richmond County<1>.

Grant City is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Grant City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Grant City - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Grant City ...

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

  • New York
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Newark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Elizabeth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Clifton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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    • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Passaic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Bayonne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • East Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • New Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 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 Grant City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grant City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grant City ...

Looking for more information about Grant City? 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 Grant City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grant City.

Adding Grant City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grant City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grant City was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grant City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grant City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.