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Welcome to Grayton Beach ...

Grayton Beach is located in Walton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayton Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Grayton Beach: Grayton Bch.

Grayton Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Grayton Beach: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Grayton Beach ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grayton Beach ...

Looking for more information about Grayton Beach? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grayton Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grayton Beach.

Adding Grayton Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grayton Beach 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 Grayton Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayton Beach.

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

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grayton Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Grayton Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Grayton Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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