Welcome to Grantsville ...

The city of Grantsville is located in Tooele County<1>.

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

Grantsville was established in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grantsville has a population of 12,029 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Grantsville is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Grantsville is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Grantsville is within the boundaries of the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grantsville had an population of 12,029 people. This is an increase of 35.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 99.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grantsville had a population of 8,893 people (or 15.28% of the total population of Tooele County). This makes Grantsville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Grantsville represents 0.32% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,893 people, the population of Grantsville increased 47.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,015 people).

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

Communities Also Named Grantsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Grantsville - they are located in Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Grantsville ...

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

• Tooele
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
  • Tooele is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <5>
• Copperton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
  • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
• Stockton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
• Rush Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
  • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <5>
• Ophir
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Tooele County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
• Burmester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmester
  • Burmester is located in Tooele County
• Erda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erda
  • Erda is located in Tooele County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erda <5>
• Stansbury park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansbury park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansbury park
  • Stansbury park is located in Tooele County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stansbury park <5>
• Bauer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
  • Bauer is located in Tooele County
• Mills Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
  • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
  • Former names for Mills Junction:
  • Milltown
  • Millvale
  • Milton
  • Richville

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantsville. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grantsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grantsville ...

Looking for more information about Grantsville? 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 Grantsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grantsville.

Adding Grantsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grantsville post office opened in 1864.

We also found Grantsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grantsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

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