Communities and Locations On Grindstone Island
- Aunt Janes Bay — A bay on the south shore
- Canoe-Picnic Point State Park — A state park on the northeast tip of the island, accessible only by boat
- "The cheese factory" — A once-active factory from when dairy farmers were abundant on the island. It was shut down when the farmers ceased producing milk.
- Cummings Point — The tip of a short peninsula of the island on the southwest end
- Delaney Bay — A bay at the northeast part of the island.
- Dodge Hall — A community center on Northshore Road
- Flynn Bay — A bay on the southwest end of the island
- Grindstone — A hamlet on the north shore
- Grindstone United Methodist Church — A church founded in 1890
- Lower Town Landing — A hamlet on the south shore
- Rusho Bay — A bay on the south shore of the island
- Thurso — A small community reaching from Thurso Bay to the crossroads at the church
- Upper Town Landing — A hamlet on the south shore
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