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Welcome to Granite ...

Granite is located in Laramie County<1>.

Granite is 7,330 feet [2,234 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Granite is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Granite: 307

Communities Also Named Granite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Granite - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho (4), Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Granite ...

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

  • Cheyenne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Buford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sherman is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman has also been known as:
    • Old Sherman
  • Speer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Speer is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
  • Virginia Dale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Islay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Islay is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
  • Hermosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hermosa is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • South Greeley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • Tie Siding
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Carr
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite ...

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

Footnotes ...

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