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Welcome to Graysville ...

Graysville is located in Catoosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graysville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Graysville is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Graysville (for example, toward Jasper (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Graysville: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Graysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Graysville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Graysville ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • John Ross Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Newnan Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • Dalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Soddy - Daisy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graysville ...

Looking for more information about Graysville? 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 Graysville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Graysville.

Adding Graysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graysville 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 (so far) for Graysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Graysville post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graysville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Catoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graysville - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Graysville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Graysville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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