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Welcome to Gravelton ...

Gravelton is located in Anson County<1>.

Gravelton is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gravelton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gravelton: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Gravelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gravelton - they are located in Indiana, Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Gravelton ...

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

  • Rockingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cheraw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
  • Wadesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Polkton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Polkton is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Chesterfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Gilead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Ellerbe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dobbins Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Ansonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansonville is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 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 Gravelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gravelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravelton ...

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

Adding Gravelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gravelton 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 (so far) for Gravelton was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gravelton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Anson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gravelton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Gravelton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Gravelton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.