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Welcome to Granger ...

Granger is located in Salt Lake County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Granger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Granger is 4,260 feet [1,298 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Granger is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Granger lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Granger: (801) and (385)<4>

Communities Also Named Granger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Granger - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Texas (2), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Granger ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <5>
  • South Jordan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Herriman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Draper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
  • Riverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bountiful
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granger ...

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

Adding Granger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Granger 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 Granger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Granger post office opened in 1888.

We also found Granger in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granger.

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

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, 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 Granger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (385) is an overlay for area code (801).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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