Welcome to Grindstone ...

Grindstone is located in the Thousand Islands and Saint Lawrence River/Seaway region.

Grindstone is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grindstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Grindstone is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grindstone is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Grindstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Grindstone - they are located in Maine (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Grindstone ...

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

• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Gananoque
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gananoque
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gananoque <4>
• Clayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Dexter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Theresa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Cape Vincent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Vincent
  • Cape Vincent is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Vincent <4>
• Chaumont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaumont
  • Chaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaumont <4>
• Murray Isle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Isle
  • Murray Isle is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray Isle <4>
• Legge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grindstone ...

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

Adding Grindstone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grindstone post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grindstone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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