Welcome to Graingers ...

Graingers is located in Lenoir County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graingers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

Graingers is within the (252) area code.

Communities near Graingers ...

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

• Kinston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
  • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
• Winterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <4>
• 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.<3> 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 <4>
• Farmville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Grifton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
• 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.<3> 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 <4>
• Snow Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
• 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.<3> 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 <4>
• 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.<3> 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 <4>
• Cove City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 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 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 on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graingers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/