Graniteville, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Iron County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Founded: 1873 or 1876(?)
• Name origin: Granite quarry

Geography

• Located on MO 21 just east of Elephant Rocks State Park
• Latitude: 37°39'01" N   (+37.6503)
• Longitude: 90°40'47" W   (-90.6797)
• Public Land Survey: T. 34 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 14
• Civil township: Iron

As the crow flies, Graniteville is...

• 1.5 miles N of Snow Hollow Lake
• 1.8 miles W of Lopez
• 2.0 miles SW of Middle Brook
• 2.7 miles NW of Pilot Knob
• 3.8 miles SW of Iron Mountain
• 4.1 miles SW of Iron Mountain Lake
• 4.2 miles SE of Belleview
• 4.3 miles NW of Ironton
• 5.2 miles NW of Arcadia
• 6.1 miles S of Holiday Shores
• 66.4 miles NW of Cape Girardeau
• 72.4 miles SW of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for the granite quarried nearby.