Grantfork

History

The settlement was platted as Fitz-James Crossing in 1837 and recorded as Fitz-James in 1840. A new plat filed in 1866 named it Saline. In 1870, postal authorities required a different post-office name because another Illinois community already used Saline. Residents chose Grantfork to honor President Ulysses S. Grant and to refer to the settlement's location at a fork of two creeks. The village was incorporated under the legal name Saline on February 18, 1886. Although the post office and local newspapers used Grantfork, county and state documents continued to use Saline until the village's legal name was later changed.

Geography

Grantfork is located in eastern Madison County. Illinois Route 160 passes through the west side of the village, leading south to Highland and north to Illinois Route 140. Edwardsville, the county seat, is to the west, and downtown St. Louis is to the southwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grantfork has a total area of , of which , or 2.13%, are water. The East Fork of Silver Creek, part of the Kaskaskia River watershed leading south to the Mississippi River, passes through the southeast corner of the village.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Highland High School
  High · Highland · 859 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Highland Middle School
  Middle · Highland · 607 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Highland Primary School
  Elementary · Highland · 589 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Highland Elementary School
  Elementary · Highland · 514 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• St Jacob Elem School
  Elementary · Saint Jacob · 229 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Alhambra Primary School
  Elementary · Alhambra · 162 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Marine Elem School
  Elementary · Marine · 147 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch
  Elementary · Highland · 65 students · 13:1 ratio