Address: Grant Road Grant Vic 3862
Latitude: -37.353160
Longitude: 147.162431
GPS: 37 21.18965, 147 9.745789
Grant was one of the main towns that came into being in the 1860s as part of the Crooked River gold rush. The township was originally known as Skye or Mount Pleasant but in April 1865 it was surveyed and renamed, Grant. At the time the population was believed to be about 1200 people and it continued to grow over the years to approximately 2000 people. The township of Grant is located in the Dargo High Plains area just over 20 kilometres north-west of Dargo. Grant and its near neighbour, Talbotville, are located in the Grant Historic Area. One of the few remaining features of the old town, is the Grant Cemetery that is located off McMillans Track in a heavily timbered area on Grant Road between Grant Junction and the township. 2 grave headstone remain and the photos are below. Further research has identified the following burials at Grant. *SAVAGE, John, Painter, aged 42 years, died 10 April 1865 at the Alpine Hotel, Grant. *PEACH, Sarah, aged 2 years, died 29 June 1865 at Grant. *BREWESHI, George John, Surveyor, aged 61 years, died: 4 March 1873 at Grant. *NAGLE, William, aged one hour, died: 28 April 1885 at Grant. *CROSS, Alice Frances, aged 41 years, died: 4 April, 1880 at Grant, and *MORGAN, Jane, aged 40 years, died: 21 June 1880 at Grant.