Grattan is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Grattan Township,

Itasca County Itasca County ( ) is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shorte ...

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, United States. The community is located northwest of Wirt; near the junction of Itasca County Roads 26 and 31. The boundary line between Itasca and Koochiching counties is nearby. Nearby places include

Northome Northome is a city located in the southwestern corner of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 155 at the 2020 census. The county seat is International Falls, about away. U.S. Highway 71 and State Highways 1 and ...

, Dora Lake, and Wirt. Grattan is located 12 miles east-southeast of Northome; and 11 miles northwest of Wirt. Grattan is 49 miles northwest of Deer River. Grattan is located within ZIP code 56661 based in Northome. A post office previously operated in the community of Grattan, first as ''Pinetop'' (1901–1920), and then as ''Grattan'' (1920–1935), until its closing in 1935. Moose Brook and Windigo Creek are both nearby. Grattan is located within the

Big Fork State Forest The Big Fork State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and Itasca counties, Minnesota. It is primarily managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The landscape has many moraines, lakes, and wetlands. The " Lost 40 ...

and the

Chippewa National Forest Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Minnesota, United States, in the counties of Itasca, Cass and Beltrami. Forest headquarters are located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. There are local ranger district offices ...

References

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry * Mn/DOT map of Itasca County – Sheet 2 – 2011 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Itasca County, Minnesota {{ItascaCountyMN-geo-stub