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.
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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graysville, Georgia
- East Ridge, Tenn.-Ga., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- "Catoosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- "Graysville". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 32. Retrieved 24 April 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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