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Welcome to Grand Isle Station ...

Grand Isle Station is located in Grand Isle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Isle Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Isle Station: Grand Isle Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Grand Isle Station is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grand Isle Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grand Isle Station: 802

Communities near Grand Isle Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Isle Station.

  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Essex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • South Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Plattsburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Essex Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Winooski
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Isle Station ...

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

Adding Grand Isle Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Isle Station in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Grand Isle Station was on a map titled Map of Vermont (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Isle Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Grand Isle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Isle Station - 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.