Welcome to Gray Sulphur Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Gray Sulphur Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gray Sulphur Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gray Sulphur Springs, please Contact Us.
Gray Sulphur Springs would have been located within present day Giles County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Gray Sulphur Springs: Gray Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gray Sulphur Spngs. or Gray Sulphur Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gray Sulphur Springs is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gray Sulphur Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gray Sulphur Springs was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities near Gray Sulphur Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gray Sulphur Springs.
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
- Pearisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Glen Lyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Ballard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
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 Gray Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gray Sulphur Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gray Sulphur Springs. 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 Gray Sulphur Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gray Sulphur Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Gray Sulphur Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gray Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gray Sulphur Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Gray Sulphur Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Gray Sulphur Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |