Welcome to Graytown ...

Graytown is located on the South Texas Plains.

Graytown is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Graytown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Graytown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Graytown is within the boundaries of the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Graytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Graytown: This one is located in Wilson County and the other is located in Bexar County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Graytown - they are located in Arkansas, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Graytown ...

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

• San Antonio
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <3>
• Pleasanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
• Kirby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirby is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <3>
• Floresville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floresville
  • Floresville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floresville <3>
• Sandy Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
• Poteet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
  • Poteet is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteet <3>
• Saint Hedwig
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
  • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <3>
• Poth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
  • Poth is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <3>
• Elmendorf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
  • Elmendorf is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmendorf <3>
• La Vernia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vernia
  • La Vernia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vernia <3>

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 Graytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graytown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Graytown. 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 Graytown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graytown ...

Looking for more information about Graytown? 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 Graytown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Graytown.

Adding Graytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graytown 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 Graytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Graytown post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/