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History · Graball

Graball’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Graball. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Graball is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228, slightly down from 236 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 236 to 228 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Graball yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Graball

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Huell HowserHuell HowserGallatin · 7 miCorey BrewerCorey BrewerPortland · 9 miTennys SandgrenTennys SandgrenGallatin · 7 miJohn RoganJohn RoganHendersonville · 15 miJimmy DuncanJimmy DuncanLebanon · 20 miJohn JenkinsJohn JenkinsHendersonville · 15 mi
By decade

Graball, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Graball is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Graball has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Maple Shade in Gallatin, 4.8 miles away.

Graball and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Graball. Tap a dot.
Maple ShadeBridal HouseDurham's Chapel SchoolWall SpringGallatin Commercial Historic DistrictWilliamson and Adams Carriage Factory

Closest to Graball

Maple ShadeGallatin · Built 18034.8miBridal HouseCottontown · Built 18195.9miDurham's Chapel SchoolBethpage · Building6.1miWall SpringGallatin · Building6.4miGallatin Commercial Historic DistrictGallatin · District6.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Maple Shade’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Graball?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Graball’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Gallatin📜 Portland📜 Mitchellville📜 Westmoreland
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