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Welcome to Grange City ...

So far, we found very little information about Grange City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grange City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grange City, please Contact Us.


Grange City would have been located within present day Columbia County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grange City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grange City is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Grange City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Grange City was located: 509

Communities Also Named Grange City ...

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

Communities near Grange City ...

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

  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Waitsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Prescott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Washtucna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kahlotus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Starbuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Relief
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Relief is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Delaney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Delaney is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Tompkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
  • Magallon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon

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

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

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

Adding Grange City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grange City 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 Grange City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grange City.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grange City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grange City - 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.