Welcome to Grays Creek ...

Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grays Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Grays Creek: Grays Crk. (or less commonly used: Grays Ck. or Grays Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Grays Creek for more information about variations on the name of Grays Creek.

Grays Creek is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Grays Creek: (910)

Communities near Grays Creek ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Hope Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <4>
• Spring Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
• Eastover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
• Saint Pauls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pauls
  • Saint Pauls is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pauls <4>
• Roseboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboro
  • Roseboro is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboro <4>
• Stedman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Stedman is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stedman <4>
• Wade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <4>
• Parkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
  • Parkton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <4>
• Salemburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemburg
  • Salemburg is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salemburg <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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grays Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grays Creek ...

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

Adding Grays Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grays Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Grays Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

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