Welcome to Graingers ...
Graingers is located in Lenoir County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Graingers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Graingers is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Graingers lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Graingers: 252
Communities near Graingers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Graingers.
- Kinston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
- Ayden is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <3>
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vanceboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
- Vanceboro is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <3>
- Hookerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
- Hookerton is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <3>
- Cove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Graingers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graingers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Graingers. 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 Graingers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Graingers. See our Newspapers Page for Graingers.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graingers ...
Looking for more information about Graingers? 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 Graingers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Graingers.
Adding Graingers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Graingers 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 Graingers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Graingers post office opened in 1893.
We also found Graingers on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Graingers.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lenoir, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graingers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |