Welcome to Grayback ...

Grayback is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Grayback is located in Wilbarger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayback, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

Grayback is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grayback: 940

Communities near Grayback ...

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

• Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
• Electra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Electra is located in Wichita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electra <3>
• Davidson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Davidson is located in Tillman County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <3>
• Oklaunion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oklaunion is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklaunion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklaunion <3>
• Harrold
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrold is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <3>
• Elliott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
• Lockett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
• Rayland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rayland is located in Foard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
• Thalia
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Thalia is located in Foard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
• Tolbert ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grayback ...

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

Adding Grayback to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grayback post office opened in 1930. The Grayback post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayback.