Grafton, Virginia
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Grafton is an unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States, on the Virginia Peninsula. As of the 2010 Census, the Grafton postal area (ZIP Code 23692) had a population of 18,846.
History
Originally known as Cockletown, the area became known as Grafton due to a church in that area. That church was established by a pastor from Grafton, Massachusetts, John Leland,{{cite book|author=Robert L. Saunders, Jr | title=The History of the Grafton Baptist Church | publisher=Mark Enterprises |year=1977}} who put forth his hometown's name for consideration; the name was adopted in 1783 by the church. The entire town would be known by that name by 1872 when the post office there was established.{{cite news|url=https://wydaily.com/our-community/2022/04/06/why-do-we-call-it-grafton/|newspaper=Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
|date=April 6, 2022|last=Sheppard|first=Nancy|title=Why Do We Call It… Grafton?}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.yorkcounty.gov/ York County Virginia Local Government]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Category:Unincorporated communities in York County, Virginia
Category:Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
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