Grafton, Virginia
37°9′55.5″N 76°28′6.8″W / 37.165417°N 76.468556°W
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
[edit]Originally known as Cockletown, the citizens voted to change the name of the community in honor of the only church in the area. That church was administered by a pastor from Grafton, Massachusetts, John Leland,[1] who put forth his hometown's name for consideration; the measure was adopted in 1783. By renaming their town, the citizens unknowingly named their community after the 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister Lord Augustus FitzRoy,[citation needed] who served as the head of government for the United Kingdom 1768–1770.
References
[edit]- ^ Robert L. Saunders, Jr (1977). The History of the Grafton Baptist Church. Mark Enterprises.
External links
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