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Welcome to Graham ...

Graham is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Graham is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Graham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Graham: 931

Communities Also Named Graham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Graham - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (4), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Graham ...

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

  • Dickson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McEwen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Loriland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Loriland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
  • Burns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Graytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Graytown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Water Valley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
  • Chartersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Bon Aqua Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graham ...

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

Adding Graham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graham 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 (so far) for Graham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Graham post office opened in 1880. The Graham post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/