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History · Grannis

Grannis’ post office opened in 1897

Most of Grannis was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979.

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How Grannis began

When was Grannis founded?

1897

The Grannis post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 496129 years
Founding year: the first Grannis post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Grannis’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Grannis, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grannis yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Grannis is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grannis had a population of 496. Near Grannis is the Boggs Springs Youth Encampment of the American Baptist Association, a retreat of Missionary Baptist churches.

Its first post office opened in 1897. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 554 to 496 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grannis, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Grannis

Nobody well known was born in Grannis itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Trevor BardetteAmerican actor · b. 1902
Eurith D. RiversAmerican politician: Governor of Georgia · b. 1895
Tommy BoltProfessional golfer · b. 1916
Wes WatkinsAmerican politician · b. 1938
Gail DaviesAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1948
Chester LauckAmerican actor · b. 1902

Questions about Grannis’ history

What year was Grannis founded?

The Grannis post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.