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Welcome to Grow ...

Grow is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Grow is located in King County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Grow is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Grow: (806)

Communities near Grow ...

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

  • Paducah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
    • Paducah is located in Cottle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
  • Chalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in King County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <4>
  • Guthrie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in King County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
  • Narcisso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcisso
    • Narcisso is located in Cottle County
  • Russellville ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Motley County
  • Afton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Baker
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Cottle County
  • Cee Vee
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
    • Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <4>
  • Foard City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
    • Foard City is located in Foard County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grow ...

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

Adding Grow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grow 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 Grow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grow post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grow.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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