Welcome to Grady ...
So far, we found very little information about Grady. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grady to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grady, please Contact Us.
Grady would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
The location of Grady has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grady, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Grady has a population of 290 people<4> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Grady is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Grady was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Grady (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Grady once stood is in the (770) area code.
Communities Also Named Grady ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Grady - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (3) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grady.
Communities near Grady ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grady.
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <6>
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Cedartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <6>
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Haralson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
- Temple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <6>
- Rockmart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
- Rockmart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <6>
- Euharlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euharlee
- Euharlee is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euharlee <6>
- Seney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Summerville Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
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 Grady. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grady.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grady. 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 Grady.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grady. See our Newspapers Page for Grady.
Adding Grady to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grady 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 Grady was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Grady post office opened in 1887.
We also found Grady on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grady.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grady. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grady - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |