Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Grayson County, Virginia, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Grayson County is held at the county jail, run by the Grayson County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Grayson County public records, Grayson County arrest records, Grayson County warrants, Grayson County police reports, Grayson County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Grayson County
The county jail, run by the Grayson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Grayson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Grayson County Sheriff's Office at graysoncountysheriff.com (page title: Grayson County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office | Law Enforcement), phone (276) 773-3241, 304 Davis Street PO Box 160 Independence, VA 24348, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (276) 773-3241.
The Grayson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 54 people, down from about 80 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 75 beds, and it ran at 74 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Grayson County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Grayson County Jail
The Grayson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Independence make the arrests that end in a booking in Grayson County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Grayson County: the Grayson County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Grayson County Sheriff's Office's 240 for 2025 and Independence's 14 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Grayson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 254 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Grayson County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Grayson County serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Grayson County?
Ask the Grayson County Sheriff's Office at (276) 773-3241; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at graysoncountysheriff.com.
How many people are in the Grayson County jail?
About 54 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 75 beds.
What is the phone number for the Grayson County jail?
(276) 773-3241, the number on the page of the Grayson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Grayson County go?
To a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Is this the official Grayson County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.