Welcome to Graybeal ...
So far, we found very little information about Graybeal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Graybeal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Graybeal, please Contact Us.
Graybeal would have been located within present day Ashe County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Graybeal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Graybeal is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Graybeal is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Graybeal was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Graybeal was located: 336 & 743<4>
Communities near Graybeal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Graybeal.
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boone is located in Watauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <6>
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
- Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <6>
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <6>
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Washington County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <6>
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Trout Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
- Trout Dale is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <6>
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
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 Graybeal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graybeal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Graybeal. 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 Graybeal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Graybeal. See our Newspapers Page for Graybeal.
Adding Graybeal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Graybeal in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Graybeal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Graybeal post office opened in 1894.
We also found Graybeal on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Graybeal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Graybeal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graybeal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Graybeal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Graybeal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |