Welcome to Grizzard ...

Grizzard is located in Sussex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grizzard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Grizzard is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Grizzard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grizzard - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grizzard.

Communities near Grizzard ...

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

• Emporia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <3>
• Gaston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
• Jarratt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <3>
• Seaboard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
• Boykins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
  • Boykins is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <3>
• Newsoms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
  • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
• Stony Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <3>
• Capron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Branchville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
• Henry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Sussex 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 Grizzard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grizzard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grizzard ...

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

Adding Grizzard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grizzard post office opened in 1886.

We also found Grizzard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grizzard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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