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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)
  • Lumberton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kountze
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bevil Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • 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)
  • Hardin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
    • 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)
  • Rose Hill Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
    • 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 (so far) for Grayburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grayburg post office opened in 1909. The Grayburg post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayburg.

Footnotes ...

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