Welcome to Grahamton ...

Grahamton is located in Meade County<1>.

The location of Grahamton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grahamton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Grahamton is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Grahamton lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Grahamton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grahamton - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Grahamton ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Radcliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
• Shepherdsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
  • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <4>
• Vine Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Brandenburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
• Lebanon Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
  • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <4>
• Irvington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• West Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Ekron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Grahamton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grahamton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grahamton ...

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

Adding Grahamton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grahamton post office opened in 1880.

We also found Grahamton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grahamton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/