Welcome to Grimshawes ...

Grimshawes is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grimshawes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Grimshawes is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Grimshawes is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Grimshawes lies within the (828) area code.

Communities near Grimshawes ...

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

• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Mountain City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
• Highlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <4>
• Rosman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <4>
• Webster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Forest Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Forest Hills has also been known as:
  • Forest Hills village
  • Village of Forest Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <4>
• Dillard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <4>
• Sky Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <4>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Glenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <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 Grimshawes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grimshawes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimshawes ...

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

Adding Grimshawes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grimshawes 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 Grimshawes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grimshawes post office opened in 1909.

We also found Grimshawes on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grimshawes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonnc.org/

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