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Welcome to Grizzard ...

Grizzard is located in Gibson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grizzard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Grizzard is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grizzard: 731

Communities Also Named Grizzard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grizzard - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Grizzard ...

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

  • Ledbetter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Humboldt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Medina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Central
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Union Central is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
  • Newbern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Alamo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grizzard ...

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

Adding Grizzard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grizzard 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 Grizzard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grizzard post office opened in 1895. The Grizzard post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grizzard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grizzard - 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/