Welcome to Grandfalls ...

The town of Grandfalls is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Grandfalls is located in Ward County<1>.

The location of Grandfalls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grandfalls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grandfalls has a population of 398 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Grandfalls is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Grandfalls is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Grandfalls lies within the (432) area code.

The ZIP code for Grandfalls: 79742<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grandfalls had an population of 398 people. This is an increase of 10.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grandfalls had a population of 360 people. This makes Grandfalls the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 360 people, the population of Grandfalls decreased 7.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 391 people).

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

Communities near Grandfalls ...

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

• Monahans
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahans
  • Monahans is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monahans <6>
• Wickett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
  • Wickett is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <6>
• Thorntonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
  • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
• Imperial
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial has also been known as:
  • Imperial Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <6>
• Abell City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
  • Abell City is located in Pecos County
• Coyanosa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
  • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <6>
• Pyote
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyote
  • Pyote is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pyote <6>
• Judkins
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
  • Judkins is located in Ector County
• Crane
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Crane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <6>
• Fort Stockton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stockton
  • Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Stockton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grandfalls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grandfalls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grandfalls ...

Looking for more information about Grandfalls? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grandfalls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grandfalls.

Adding Grandfalls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grandfalls 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 Grandfalls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grandfalls post office opened in 1897.

We also found Grandfalls on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grandfalls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/