Welcome to Grayburg ...

The city of Grayburg is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Grayburg is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

The community of Grayburg is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Grayburg ...

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

• Beaumont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <3>
• Lumberton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <3>
• Kountze
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kountze
  • Kountze is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kountze <3>
• Bevil Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
  • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
• China
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • China is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
• Daisetta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
  • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <3>
• Hardin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
• Nome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
  • Nome is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <3>
• Devers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devers
  • Devers is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devers <3>
• Rose Hill Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
  • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 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 Grayburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grayburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grayburg ...

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

Adding Grayburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Grayburg post office opened in 1909.

We also found Grayburg in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grayburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/