Welcome to Graytown ...

Graytown is located in Ottawa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Graytown is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Graytown: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Graytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Graytown - they are located in Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Graytown ...

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

• Toledo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Perrysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <5>
• Oregon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Maumee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <5>
• Rossford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <5>
• Port Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
  • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <5>
• Northwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <5>
• Walbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
  • Walbridge is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walbridge <5>
• Oak Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graytown ...

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

Adding Graytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graytown 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 Graytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Graytown post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/