Welcome to Griffin ...

Griffin is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Griffin, 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.

Griffin is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Griffin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Griffin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Griffin ...

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

• Northville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
• Speculator
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
  • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <4>
• Gilmantown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
  • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
• Wells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Blackbridge ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
  • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
• Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Hamilton County
• Day Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
  • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
• Stony Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Johnsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Johnsburg is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffin ...

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

Adding Griffin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Griffin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Griffin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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