Welcome to Grasmere ...

Grasmere is located in Richmond County<1>.

The location of Grasmere has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grasmere, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grasmere is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Grasmere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Grasmere - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Grasmere ...

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

• New York
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• West New York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 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 Grasmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grasmere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grasmere ...

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

Adding Grasmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grasmere 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 Grasmere was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grasmere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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