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Welcome to Gratio ...

Gratio is located in Obion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gratio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Gratio is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Gratio, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Gratio: 731

Websites for Gratio ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.obioncountytennessee.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gratio, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gratio ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Churchton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Caruthersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tiptonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Newbern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Portageville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayti
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
    • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <3>
  • Ridgely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Englewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Obion County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 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 Gratio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gratio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gratio ...

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

Adding Gratio to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gratio post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gratio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Obion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gratio - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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