 Grayburn was about 20 miles NW of Moose Jaw. It came
into being when the Grand Trunk Railway was built from Moose Jaw to
Riverhurst about 1912. Some of the first settlers in the district were
the McBrides, Fergusons, Peevers, Englishes, and Grays. Grayburn was
named after the Gray family. It was originally named Foregray.
 It had a general store-post office built by Chas.
Wyetta close to the railway station. A short time later it was moved
closer to the main road where it stood from 1914-1974. The National
elevator was built after the railroad came through, the Pool elevator
was added in 1928. A one room school was built in 1921. The area north
of the track was surveyed for a town, streets named, but little came of
it.
The store was a gathering place for all. The door was
covered with notices of farm sales, meetings and community activities.
It was the spot where the events of the day, weather and politics were
discussed and problems solved.
 Grayburn seemed to reach a peak in population in the
1930s. Those living at the two elevators, the railway station, the
general store and small garage totalled some 20 persons.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper and daughter Eileen came in 1915
from Brandon, Man., and operated the grocery store and post office from
1915-1958, when they retired to live in Moose Jaw. The local business
was continued by Olive and Harold Souster; but in due time, with the
demise of the small country point, Grayburn store closed in
approximately 1966, ending an era of rural community life.
   This is all that remains of Grayburn today, a pile of
old ties in a field, the remnants of the Grand Trunk (later CNR) track
that ran through the community.
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