Grayson, Missouri
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyClinton
Platted1871
Incorporated1925
Unit prefImperial
Area total1.09 km²
Area land1.09 km²
Area water0.00 km²
Area total0.42 sq mi
Area land0.42 sq mi
Area water0.00 sq mi
Population as of2020
Population est127[1]
Pop est as of2021
Population total61
Population density56.15 km²
Population density145.58 sq mi
Elevation968 ft
Coordinates39°32′04″N 94°33′42″W
ZIP code64492
FIPS code29-28882
GNIS feature ID2806393[2]

Grayson is a village[1] in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 61 at the 2020 census.

The community is on US Route 169 four miles north of Trimble and approximately six miles west-southwest of Plattsburg. The Smithville Reservoir on the Little Platte River is about 3.5 miles to the east.[3]

History

Grayson was platted in 1871, and named after the maiden name of the wife of the original owner of the town site.[4] A variant name was Graysonville.[5] A post office called Graysonville was established in 1871, the name was changed to Grayson in 1882, and the post office closed in 1954.[6] Its population in the early 20th century was about 60.[7] The community incorporated as a village in 1925.[1]

Education

The school district is East Buchanan County C-1 School District[8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-2024 Official Manual of the State of Missouri". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
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  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN 0899332242
  4. ^ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived June 24, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Williams, Walter (1915). A History of Northwest Missouri Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 439.
  8. ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clinton County, MO. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-06-02. - Text list