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History · North Granby

Half of North Granby’s homes were built after 1984

Most of North Granby was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1887 on.

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What stands out about North Granby’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Granby are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18878 editions of the USGS map, 1887 to 1997. Watch North Granby change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Granby’s history is told.

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On the map

North Granby on the map, 1887 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Granby. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

North Granby on the 1887 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1893 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1937 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1947 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1958 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1972 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1987 USGS mapNorth Granby on the 1997 USGS map1887Granville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Granby.

The story so far

North Granby, in brief

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

North Granby is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the town of Granby. As of the 2020 census, North Granby had a population of 1,835. The center of North Granby is today marked principally by the Cossitt Branch Library and the Allen Cider Mill.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,944 to 1,835 (-6%).

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

By decade

North Granby, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Post Office2023Post OfficeGazebo2023GazeboNorthGranbyCT Church2018NorthGranbyCT ChurchAllens Cider Mill2010Allens Cider MillJudahHolcombHouseGranbyCT2005JudahHolcombHouseGranbyCT
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Granby8 historic placesA−Hartland2 historic placesA−

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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 (5) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.