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Welcome to Grainola ...

The town of Grainola is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grainola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grainola has a population of 31 people<2> (see below for details).

Grainola is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grainola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Grainola: 918 & 539<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grainola had an population of 31 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grainola had a population of 31 people. This makes Grainola the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 31 people, the population of Grainola has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 31 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grainola.

Communities near Grainola ...

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

  • Cedar Vale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shidler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shidler have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
    • Shidler is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shidler <5>
  • Kaw City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dexter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Burbank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <5>
  • Webb City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Webb City is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Foraker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Taussig
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
    • Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Hooser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
    • Hooser is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hooser
    • From Grainola to Hooser

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grainola ...

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

Adding Grainola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grainola 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 Grainola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Grainola post office opened in 1910.

We also found Grainola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grainola.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grainola.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grainola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Grainola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Grainola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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