Place:Grayson, Virginia, United States

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NameGrayson
Alt namesGraysonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.65°N 81.217°W
Located inVirginia, United States     (1793 - )
See alsoCarroll, Virginia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Montgomery, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Washington, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Independent city
Galax ( - 1954 )
Inhabited place
Barton Crossroad
Baywood
Bennington Mill
Bridle Creek
Carsonville
Clito Mill
Comers Rock
Cox Mill
Delhart
Elk Creek
Fairwood
Fallville
Flat Ridge
Fox
Fries
Grant
Hilltown
Independence
Low Gap
Lower Elk Creek
McKnights Mill
Mill Creek
Millboro
Mouth of Wilson
Oak Hill
Oldtown
Peach Bottom
Reavistown
Riverside
Rugby
Spring Valley
Stevens Creek
Troutdale
Volney
Whitetop
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Grayson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the United States. As of 2010, the population was 15,533. Its county seat is Independence. Mount Rogers, the state's highest peak at , is in Grayson County.

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History

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Grayson County was founded in 1793 from part of Wythe County. It was named for William Grayson, delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1793 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1793 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1793 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1793 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1793 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1970 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1800 3,912
1810 4,941
1820 5,598
1830 7,675
1840 9,087
1850 6,677
1860 8,252
1870 9,587
1880 13,068
1890 14,394
1900 16,853
1910 19,856
1920 19,816
1930 20,017
1940 21,916
1950 21,379
1960 17,390
1970 15,439
1980 16,579
1990 16,278

Note: Galax city, formed almost equally from Carroll and Grayson Counties (1953); combined in the table with Carroll County.

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