Welcome to Grayling ...

Grayling is located in Gallatin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Grayling is 6,600 feet [2,012 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grayling is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Grayling lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Grayling is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Grayling ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Grayling: This one is located in Gallatin County and the other is located in Beaverhead County.

Beyond Montana, there are 5 communities that are also named Grayling - they are located in Alaska, Kansas, Michigan and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Grayling ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Grayling.

• West Yellowstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yellowstone
  • West Yellowstone is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Yellowstone <4>
• Island Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Island Park is located in Fremont County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <4>
• Macks Inn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Inn
  • Macks Inn is located in Fremont County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Inn <4>
• Mammoth
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)
• Gardiner
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <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 Grayling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grayling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grayling ...

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

Adding Grayling to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grayling post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/