Welcome to Grays Chapel ...

Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County<1>.

The location of Grays Chapel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grays Chapel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grays Chapel is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grays Chapel lies within the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Grays Chapel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grays Chapel - they are located in Alabama and Texas.

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

Communities near Grays Chapel ...

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

• Greensboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
• High Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <4>
• Asheboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <4>
• Archdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <4>
• Siler City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <4>
• Trinity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
• Pleasant Garden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <4>
• Jamestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Randleman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
  • Randleman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <4>
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>

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 Grays Chapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grays Chapel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grays Chapel ...

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

Adding Grays Chapel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grays Chapel 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 Grays Chapel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Grays Chapel on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grays Chapel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

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