Grays Creek

Grays Creek is an 6.02-mile-long stream in the U.S. state of . It is a tributary of the , rising south of State Route 626 and flowing east to reach the James River southwest of Historic Jamestowne, across the river.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Smiths Fort Creek”, “Stark’s Creek”, and “Wolfes Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Historic Jamestown and Pleasant Point.

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Historic Jamestowne is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. is situated 2 miles northeast of Grays Creek.

Historic house
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, also known as Crouches Creek Plantation, is a historic home located near , . It was built about 1724, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, double pile frame dwelling with brick ends. is situated 2 miles southeast of Grays Creek.

Museum
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is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. is situated 2½ miles north of Grays Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scotland and Jamestown.

Village
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also known as Wharf is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 153.

Locality
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The settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the , about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Grays Creek.

Village
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is an incorporated town in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 208. It is the county seat of County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England. is situated 4 miles southwest of Grays Creek.

Grays Creek

Latitude
37.19154° or 37° 11′ 30″ north
Longitude
-76.79996° or 76° 47′ 60″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
879556R2+J2
Geo­Names ID
4761896
Wiki­data ID
Q21196961
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Grays Creek” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Grays Creek”
  • Cebuano: “Grays Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Virginia)”
  • Cebuano: “Grays Creek”
  • Venetian: “Grays”

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