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Welcome to Grandview ...

Grandview is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grandview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Grandview is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grandview: 731

Communities Also Named Grandview ...

While we believe that this Grandview is located in Hardin County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Grandview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene, Knox, Putnam, Rhea and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 61 communities that are also named Grandview - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota (2), Texas (4), Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Grandview ...

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

  • Mount Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Savannah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Meade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Parsons
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Adamsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Crump
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lutts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotts Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Decaturville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grandview ...

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

Adding Grandview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grandview 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 (so far) for Grandview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grandview post office opened in 1873. The Grandview post office closed in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grandview.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grandview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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