Welcome to Graytown ...

Graytown is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graytown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Graytown had a population of 1,502 people.<2> (see below for details).

Graytown is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Graytown: 931

Communities Also Named Graytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Graytown - they are located in Arkansas, Ohio, 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.

• Dickson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Greenfield Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Sawdust
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Hohenwald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <4>
• Loriland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Loriland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
• Burns
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Burns is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Chapel Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
• Bon Aqua Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 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 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 (so far) for Graytown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graytown.