Graysville, Georgia Explained

Graysville is an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee - GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code for Graysville is 30726.[1]

Geography

Graysville is located about one mile south of the Georgia-Tennessee border. South Chickamauga Creek flows past the southwest side of the community.[2]

History

A post office has been in operation in Graysville since 1856.[3] The community was named for John D. Gray, a railroad official.[4]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the Town of Graysville in 1872.[5] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.[6]

References

34.9764°N -85.1414°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graysville ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 18, 2022.
  2. East Ridge, Tenn.-Ga., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. Web site: Catoosa County . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 April 2015.
  4. News: Graysville . Calhoun Times . September 1, 2004 . 24 April 2015 . 32.
  5. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1872. State printer. 204.
  6. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 97 . 0-915430-00-2.

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