Graysville, Georgia
Graysville is an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code for Graysville is 30726.[2]
Geography
[edit]Graysville is located about one mile south of the Georgia-Tennessee border. South Chickamauga Creek flows past the southwest side of the community.[3]
History
[edit]A post office has been in operation in Graysville since 1856.[4] The community was named for John D. Gray, a railroad official.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the Town of Graysville in 1872.[6] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graysville, Georgia
- ^ "Graysville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ East Ridge, Tenn.-Ga., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- ^ "Catoosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Graysville". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 32. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1872. p. 204.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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