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Welcome to Granite Falls ...The town of Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County<1>. The location of Granite Falls 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 Falls, 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. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Granite Falls has a population of 4,668 people<3> (see below for details). Granite Falls is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Granite Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Granite Falls lies within the (828) area code. Websites for Granite Falls ...Official Website: www.granitefallsnc.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Granite Falls had an population of 4,668 people. This is a decrease of 1.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Granite Falls had a population of 4,722 people (or 5.69% of the total population of Caldwell County). This makes Granite Falls the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Granite Falls represents 0.05% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,722 people, the population of Granite Falls increased 2.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,612 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Granite Falls. Communities Also Named Granite Falls ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Granite Falls - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas, Minnesota and Washington (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Granite Falls. Communities near Granite Falls ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Granite Falls.
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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granite Falls. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Granite Falls. 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 Falls. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Granite Falls. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Granite Falls. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite Falls ...Looking for more information about Granite Falls? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Granite Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Granite Falls. Adding Granite Falls to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Granite Falls 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 Falls was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Granite Falls on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite Falls. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Granite Falls: www.granitefallsnc.com/ The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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