Welcome to Grade ...

So far, we found very little information about Grade. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grade to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grade, please Contact Us.

Grade would have been located within present day Holmes County<2>.

The location of Grade has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grade is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Grade was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Grade still existed, it would have been in the (330) & (234)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Grade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Grade - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Grade ...

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

• Coshocton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <6>
• Millersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <6>
• Strasburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
• Loudonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <6>
• West Lafayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <6>
• Sugarcreek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <6>
• Shreve
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <6>
• Apple Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
  • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <6>
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <6>
• Beach City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
  • Beach City is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach City <6>

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

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

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

Adding Grade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grade 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 Grade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grade post office opened in 1890.

We also found Grade in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Holmes County: www.holmescounty.com/gov/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/