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Welcome to Grenell ...

Grenell is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grenell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Grenell is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Grenell: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Grenell ...

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

  • Gananoque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alexandria Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Theresa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Cape Vincent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chaumont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Evans Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grenell ...

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

Adding Grenell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grenell 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 (so far) for Grenell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grenell post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grenell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grenell - 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 Grenell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Grenell 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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