Welcome to Grayson ...

Grayson is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Grayson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grayson is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grayson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Grayson: (276)

Communities Also Named Grayson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Grayson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grayson.

Communities near Grayson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grayson.

• Wytheville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
• Galax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Hillsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <4>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Fries
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Sheep Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
  • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
• Ivanhoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
• Austinville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
  • Austinville is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austinville <4>
• Shorts Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
  • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
• Woodlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grayson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grayson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grayson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grayson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grayson. See our Newspapers Page for Grayson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grayson ...

Looking for more information about Grayson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grayson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grayson.

Adding Grayson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grayson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grayson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Grayson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grayson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/