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Welcome to Gray Hawk ...

Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gray Hawk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Gray Hawk is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gray Hawk: 606

The ZIP code for Gray Hawk: 40434<3>

Communities near Gray Hawk ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gray Hawk ...

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

Adding Gray Hawk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gray Hawk post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gray Hawk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gray Hawk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gray Hawk). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gray Hawk or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/