Graysville, Georgia

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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.

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[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graysville, Georgia
  2. ^ East Ridge, Tenn.-Ga., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ^ "Catoosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Graysville". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 32. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1872. p. 204.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

Coordinates: 34°58′35″N 85°08′29″W / 34.97639°N 85.14139°W / 34.97639; -85.14139



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