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Welcome to Graham ...

So far, we found very little information about Graham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Graham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Graham, please Contact Us.


Graham would have been located within present day Johnson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Graham is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Graham was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Graham was located: 319

Communities Also Named Graham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Graham - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (3), 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.

Communities near Graham ...

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

  • Iowa City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coralville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
  • Kalona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
  • West Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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.

Adding Graham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graham 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 (so far) 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 1871. The Graham post office closed in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graham.

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 Graham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/