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Welcome to Grayson ...

So far, we found very little information about Grayson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grayson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grayson, please Contact Us.


Grayson would have been located within present day Sheridan County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grayson is 3,760 feet [1,146 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Grayson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Grayson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Grayson was located: 308

Communities Also Named Grayson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Grayson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Grayson ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Grayson.

  • Rushville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hay Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Gordon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Antioch is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Ellsworth
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux

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

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

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

Adding Grayson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grayson 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 (so far) for Grayson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grayson post office opened in 1889. The Grayson post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayson.

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 Grayson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grayson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/