Welcome to Granite Heights ...
Granite Heights is located in Marathon County<1>.
The location of Granite Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Granite Heights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for Granite Heights: Granite Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Granite Heights is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Granite Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Granite Heights: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Granite Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Granite Heights: This one is located in Marathon County and the other is located in Washington County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Granite Heights.
Communities near Granite Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Granite Heights.
- Wausau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kronenwetter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Schofield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Marathon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Edgar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Hatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 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 Granite Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granite Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Granite Heights. 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 Granite Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Granite Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Granite Heights.
Adding Granite Heights to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Granite Heights 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 Granite Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Granite Heights post office opened in 1889.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite Heights.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, 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 Granite Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |