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Welcome to Grimsleyville ...

Grimsleyville is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grimsleyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.

Grimsleyville is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grimsleyville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grimsleyville: 276

Communities near Grimsleyville ...

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

  • Richlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Honaker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • War
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Bradshaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Ash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
  • Dye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dye is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Mavisdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
  • Raven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Raven is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grimsleyville ...

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

Adding Grimsleyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grimsleyville post office opened in 1934. The Grimsleyville post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grimsleyville.

Footnotes ...

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