Graysontown, Virginia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}}

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|image_caption = National Register of Historic Places for Graysontown Virginia. Starting clockwise, Grayson-Gravely House, Bishop House, John Grayson House, and Graysontown Methodist Church.

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|subdivision_name2 = Montgomery

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|area_code = 540

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Graysontown is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Graysontown is located on the Little River, {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} south of Radford.

History

Graysontown was named for John Grayson, a pioneer settler.{{cite book|last=Tennis|first=Joe|title=Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=noiiZPTGk9IC&pg=PA140|year=2004|publisher=The Overmountain Press|isbn=978-1-57072-256-1|page=140}}

The Bishop House, John Grayson House, Grayson-Gravely House, and Graysontown Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

References

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{{Montgomery County, Virginia}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Virginia

Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia

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