Welcome to Grossman ...
So far, we found very little information about Grossman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grossman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grossman, please Contact Us.
Grossman would have been located within present day Wallowa County<2>.
The location of Grossman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grossman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Grossman is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Grossman is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Grossman was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Grossman would have been located in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities near Grossman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grossman.
- Wallowa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
- Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <6>
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Wallowa County
- Flora ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flora is located in Wallowa County
- Evans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Wallowa County
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Former names for Elgin:
- Fish Trap
- Indian Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
- Lostine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine
- Lostine is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostine <6>
- Tollgate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
- Summerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <6>
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <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 Grossman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grossman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grossman. 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 Grossman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grossman. See our Newspapers Page for Grossman.
Adding Grossman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grossman 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 Grossman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Grossman post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grossman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grossman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grossman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |