Office Hours

Currently the foundation supports researchers with office hours of 10 AM - 4 PM on Thursday and Friday (May-September). During the rest of the year the office is normally opened from 10 AM - 4 PM on Fridays, weather permitting. Closed on holidays including Friday after Thanksgiving and between Christmas and New Years.

We try to support researchers who cannot get to the office during those hours. Please email us at research_support@graysonheritage.org or call us at (276) 773-2126. Note that you will probably get our voice mail. So leave a message. We will try to check for messages about once a day and get call you back. In short e-mail or call at least one day before you would like to visit the office.

Office Location

The office is in the Guynn Shopping Center Mini-Mall (see map) at 578 East Main Street in Independence, Virginia. This shopping center is on the south side on Main Street near the high school. Park near the Dollar store in the shopping center. Enter the Mini-Mall and look for our door about half way down the hall on your left.

Grayson Surnames

To see the surnames that members of the Grayson County, Virginia Heritage Foundation are researching click on the subpage link in the left column.

Courthouse Research

When visiting Grayson County to research your family you will probably want to visit the courthouse in Independence. The courthouse is near the intersection of US 21 and US 58. It is behind (north) the 1908 Courthouse, across the street and up the hill. The courthouse is open 8 AM to 5 PM Monday - Friday with the usual state and federal holidays. To get to the deed room enter through the south doors and go left.

We have prepared a short pamphlet to help in your research. Click here to view the Deed Room Pamphlet.