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Welcome to Graydon Springs ...

Graydon Springs is located in Polk County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Graydon Springs, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Graydon Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Graydon Springs: Graydon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Graydon Spngs. or Graydon Sprngs.)

Graydon Springs is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Graydon Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Graydon Springs is within the boundaries of the (417) area code.

Communities near Graydon Springs ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Willard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
  • Ash Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
  • Pleasant Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
    • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
  • Fair Play
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
  • Morrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Everton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
    • Everton is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <4>
  • Dadeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
    • Dadeville is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graydon Springs ...

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

Adding Graydon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graydon Springs 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 Graydon Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Graydon Springs post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graydon Springs.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graydon Springs - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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