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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Grayden in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grayden. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grayden listed first.

  • Lansing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fayette
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fayette is also located in Fayette County
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  • Edmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmond is also located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Mountain Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Cove is also located in Fayette County
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  • Gaymont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaymont is also located in Fayette County
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  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside was located in Fayette County
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  • Fayetteville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ansted
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansted is also located in Fayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
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  • Hawks Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keeneys Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beauty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beauty is also located in Fayette County
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  • Deitz ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deitz was located in Fayette County
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  • Mulvane ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mulvane was located in Fayette County
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  • Gatewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gatewood is also located in Fayette County
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  • Caperton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Caperton is also located in Fayette County
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  • Lookout
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Beckwith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dempsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sewell ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clifty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Sewell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Sewell was located in Fayette County
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  • Elliot ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot was located in Fayette County
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  • Leander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leander is also located in Fayette County
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  • Gauley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gauley is also located in Fayette County
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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 Grayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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