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>.
The location of Grange City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grange City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Grange City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Grange City would have been located in the (509) area code.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
- Waitsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsburg
- Waitsburg is located in Walla Walla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waitsburg <5>
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Washtucna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washtucna
- Washtucna is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washtucna <5>
- Kahlotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
- Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <5>
- Starbuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
- Starbuck is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <5>
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Tompkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
- Magallon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 for Grange City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Grange City mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grange City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiaco.com/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grange City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |