Griswold may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Griswold (surname) Griswold (also spelled Griswald) is a surname of English origin, from the Old English greosn (‘gravel’) and weald (‘woodland’). However, some interoperations consider Griswold to mean "Gris" meaning "Grey" and "wold" meaning wood/forest. The ...

, a list of people and fictional characters *

Griswold family The Griswold family () is an American political family from Connecticut and New York of English descent. The family's fortune originates from the 19th Century industrial and merchant pursuits. Family origins The Griswold family originates fr ...

, an American political family

Places

Canada

Griswold, Manitoba Griswold is an unincorporated place located within the Rural Municipality of Sifton in south-western Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) southwest of Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city i ...

Griswold Pass Griswold Pass is a mountain pass in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, located at the head of Nichols Creek, a tributary of the upper Bridge River (S), and the head of Griswold Creek, a tributary of the Lord River (N), w ...

, British Columbia, a mountain pass

United States

Griswold, Connecticut Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,402 at the 2020 census. Griswold contains the borough of Jewett City and the villages of Doaneville, Kaalmanville, Rixtown, Glasgo, Hopeville, Nathanieltow ...

, a town *

Griswold, Iowa Griswold is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States. The population was 994 at the time of the 2020 census. History The town was named for J. N. A. Griswold, a railroad director. Geography Griswold is located at (41.2354, -95.1406). Accord ...

, a city *

Griswold, Missouri Griswold is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of Oregon County, Missouri, Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. History A post office called Griswold was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1907. Th ...

, an unincorporated community *

Griswold, New York Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,000. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device. Arkwright is in the northeastern quadrant of ...

, a hamlet in the town of Arkwright *

Griswold Street Griswold Street is a major north-south street in downtown Detroit, which passes through the city's Financial District lined with many of its most familiar and recognizable structures, such as the Guardian Building and One Woodward Avenue. Griswold ...

, Detroit, Michigan *

Fort Griswold Fort Griswold is a former American defensive fortification in Groton, Connecticut named after Deputy Governor Matthew Griswold. The fort played a key role in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, in correspondence with Fort Trumbull ...

, Groton, Connecticut *

Griswold Lake (Nevada) Griswold Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, ...

* Griswold Creek, California *

Griswold Hills The Griswold Hills are a low mountain range in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges System, in southeastern San Benito County, central California. They are east of the Diablo Range, on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. They define t ...

, California, United States, a mountain range *

Griswold Scout Reservation Griswold Scout Reservation (GSR) is a reservation for Scouting located near Gilmanton Ironworks, New Hampshire, and operated by the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It comprises two camps, Hidden Valley Scout Camp and Camp Bel ...

, New Hampshire

Facilities and structures

Griswold Airport Griswold Airport was a public airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Madison, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It was privately owned by Griswold Airport, Inc. The a ...

, Madison, Connecticut *

Griswold High School (disambiguation) Griswold High School may refer to one of these U.S. schools: * Griswold High School (Connecticut) * Griswold High School (Helix, Oregon) * Griswold High School (Iowa) {{Schooldis ...

Griswold Stadium Griswold Stadium is an American football and soccer stadium which serves as the home of the Lewis & Clark Pioneers football and soccer teams. It is located in Portland, Oregon, featuring an AstroTurf field and a seating capacity of 3,500. It has ...

, Portland, Oregon, United States, a football and soccer stadium for Lewis & Clark College * Griswold Building, original name of

The Albert (Detroit) The Albert, formerly the Griswold Building, is a former office building named after architect Albert Kahn, located at 1214 Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and is p ...

, a former office building on the National Register of Historic Places *

Griswold House (disambiguation) Griswold House may refer to: * Griswold House (Sausalito, California), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Marin County, California * Griswold House (Guilford, Connecticut), listed on the NRHP in New Haven County, Connecti ...

Vehicles

Griswold (automobile) The Griswold was an automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 milli ...

, manufactured in Detroit in 1907 * USS ''Griswold'' (DE-7), a World War II US Navy ship * ''Media'' (AK-83), a World War II ship transferred to the US Army and renamed ''Glenn Gerald Griswold''

Brands, businesses, groups, organizations

The Griswolds The Griswolds are an Australian two-piece indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. The band have cited influences such as Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kanye West, Devendra Banhart, Of Montreal, and the Beach Boys. The Griswolds signed with Wind-up ...

, an Australian two-piece indie rock band *

Griswold (revolver) Samuel Griswold (December 27, 1790 in Burlington, Connecticut – September 14, 1867 in Clinton, Georgia) was an American industrial pioneer in the 1820s based in central Georgia. He was the founder of Griswoldville village, an industrial site. Hi ...

, a firearm produced at Griswoldville, Georgia, for Confederate forces during the American Civil War *

Griswold Manufacturing Griswold Manufacturing () was an American manufacturer of cast iron kitchen products founded in Erie, Pennsylvania, in business from 1865 through 1957. For many years the company had a world-wide reputation for high-quality cast-iron cookware. To ...

, an American manufacturer of cast iron home products based in Erie, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1865 until 1957 *

Griswold Signal Company The Griswold Signal Company was an American company focused on railway signalling, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded by Minnesota native Franklin Wolcott Griswold,The Griswold Inn The Griswold Inn is located in Essex, Connecticut and is one of the oldest continuously run Inns in the United States. It was founded by three brothers in the late 18th century and named after the Griswold Family of the area, and it has been unde ...

, the oldest continuously-run tavern in the United States, located in Essex, Connecticut

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Griswold v. Connecticut ''Griswold v. Connecticut'', 381 U.S. 479 (1965), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects the liberty of married couples to buy and use contraceptives withou ...

'', widely known as "Griswold"; landmark 1965 US Supreme Court case invalidating law prohibiting the use of contraception