Do you know of Grandfather ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Grandfather. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Grandfather.<1>

Our sources for Grandfather (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Grandfather other than they indicate that Grandfather would be found somewhere in Watauga County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1911.

Communities Also Named Grandfather ...

We found one communities that share the name Grandfather.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Grandfather.

Beyond North Carolina.

• Communities Located In North Carolina ...
  • Avery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Grandfather [Avery County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Grandfather ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Grandfather:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Grandfather - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Watauga County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Watauga County.