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Welcome to Grindstone ...Grindstone is located in Haakon 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 1890. Grindstone is 2,470 feet [753 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Grindstone is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Grindstone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Grindstone and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The telephone area code for Grindstone: (605) 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), New York, Pennsylvania 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.
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.<5> We also found Grindstone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). 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 State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/ Footnotes ...
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