Welcome to Grigsby ...
Grigsby is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Grigsby is located in Shelby County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grigsby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Grigsby is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grigsby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Grigsby: 936
Communities Also Named Grigsby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Grigsby - they are located in Kentucky (2), Louisiana and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grigsby.
Communities near Grigsby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grigsby.
- Nacogdoches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
- Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <3>
- Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>
- San Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustine
- San Augustine is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Augustine <3>
- Timpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
- Timpson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <3>
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <3>
- Appleby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Chireno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
- Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <3>
- Swift
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Attoyac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
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 Grigsby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grigsby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grigsby. 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 Grigsby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grigsby. See our Newspapers Page for Grigsby.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grigsby ...
Looking for more information about Grigsby? 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 Grigsby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grigsby.
Adding Grigsby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grigsby 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 Grigsby was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Grigsby in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Grigsby post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grigsby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grigsby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grigsby - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |