Grayson County, Virginia Sheriffs, 1793-2006
| Dates | Sheriff | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1793-1794 | Phillip Gaines | Accused of fraud and removed from office |
| 1806-1809 | Greenberry G. McKenzie | |
| 1810-1811 | Abram Jones | |
| 1812-1813 | Matthew Dickey | |
| 1814-1815 | William Bobbitt | |
| 1816-1817 | John Fielder | |
| 1818-1819 | Charles Nuckolls | |
| 1820-1821 | William Vaughan | |
| 1822-1825 | ? | |
| 1826 | Shadrach Greer | |
| 1832 | Jonathan Thomas | |
| 1833-1839 | Jish Jennings | |
| 1840-1841 | ? | |
| 1843 | Jish Jennings | |
| 1844 | ? | |
| 1845 | ? | |
| 1846 | ? | |
| 1847 | ? | |
| 1848 | ? | |
| 1849 | Isom Cox | |
| 1850 | ? | |
| 1851 | A. Porter | |
| 1852 | Shadrach and J. C. Greear | |
| 1853 | J. D. Young | |
| 1854 | ? | |
| 1855 | ? | |
| 1856 | Linville J. Perkins | |
| 1857 | ? | |
| 1858 | S. Thomas | |
| 1859 | ? | |
| 1860 | Stephen Thomas | Failed to secure bond, not allowed to take office |
| 1861 | Robert P. Baker | |
| 1862 | Peyton G. Hale | |
| 1863-1870? | ||
| 1871 | Samuel M. Fulton | |
| 1872-1877 | ? | |
| 1878-1890 | Isaac Cox Parsons | He died after he had been shot, arresting someone in the line of duty. Gangrene set in. |
| 1890-1891 | ? | |
| 1892-1895 | A. A. Bryant | |
| 1896-1903 | J. K. Clark | |
| 1904-1907 | Harvey L. Phipps | |
| 1908-1911 | ? | |
| 1912-1919 | H. A. Hoffman | |
| 1920-1927 | A. S. Lawson | |
| 1928-1931 | ? | |
| 1932-1933 | Charlie C. McKnight | Killed in the line of duty |
| 1933-1935 | R. L. Anderson | |
| 1936-1939 | W. C. Ward | |
| 1940-1951 | M. T. Wingate | |
| 1952-1959 | Thomas P. Kirby | |
| 1960-1975 | Raymond Price | |
| 1976-1996 | Herbert L. McKnight | |
| 1997-2006 | Jerry D. Wilson |