Welcome to Graux ...

Graux is located in Roane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graux, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Graux is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Graux: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Graux ...

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

• Spencer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Clendenin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Grantsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Reedy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Pink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
• Roxalana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
  • Roxalana is located in Roane County
• Rushville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Roane County
• Triplett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
  • Triplett is located in Roane County
• Rocksdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
  • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
• Arnoldsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
  • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graux ...

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

Adding Graux to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graux in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Graux was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Graux post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graux.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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