Grafton is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in York County,

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, United States, on the

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. As of the 2010 Census, the Grafton postal area (ZIP Code 23692) had a population of 18,846.

History

Originally known as Cockletown, the area became known as Grafton due to a church in that area. That church was established by a pastor from

Grafton, Massachusetts Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,664 at the 2020 census. The town consists of the North Grafton, Grafton, and South Grafton geographic areas, each with a separate ZIP Code. Incorporated ...

, John Leland, who put forth his hometown's name for consideration; the name was adopted in 1783 by the church. The entire town would be known by that name by 1872 when the post office there was established.

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York County Virginia Local Government
Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in York County, Virginia Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton {{YorkCountyVA-geo-stub