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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <3>
• Buford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <3>
• Sherman ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Albany County
  • Sherman has also been known as:
  • Old Sherman
• Speer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
  • Speer is located in Laramie County
• Virginia Dale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
  • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <3>
• Islay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
  • Islay is located in Laramie County
• Hermosa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Hermosa is located in Albany County
• South Greeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
• Tie Siding
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tie Siding
  • Tie Siding is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tie Siding <3>
• Carr
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Carr is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carr <3>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/