Welcome to Griffin ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Griffin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Griffin is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Griffin lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Note: If you travel south from Griffin (for example, toward Crosby (ND)), you will leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area codes for Griffin: (306) & (639)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Griffin: S0C<3>

Communities Also Named Griffin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Griffin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Griffin ...

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

• Weyburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyburn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyburn <4>
• Stoughton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoughton <4>
• Midale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midale <4>
• Fillmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
• McTaggart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McTaggart
• Creelman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creelman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelman
• Halbrite
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbrite
• North Weyburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weyburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weyburn
• Heward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heward
• Innes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innes

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffin ...

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

Adding Griffin to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Griffin was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Griffin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/