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Welcome to Graham ...

Graham is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Graham is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Graham is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Graham lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Graham and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Graham: 928

Communities Also Named Graham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Graham: This one is located in Graham County and the other is located in Mohave County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 38 communities that are also named Graham - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Graham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Graham, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Graham ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graham ...

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

Adding Graham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Graham post office opened in 1882.

We also found Graham on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/