Welcome to Gray ...
So far, we found very little information about Gray. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gray to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Gray - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Gray, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Gray , we believe that it would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gray, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Time Zone: The area where Gray was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Gray once stood is in the (740) area code.
Communities Also Named Gray ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Gray: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Pickaway County.
Beyond Ohio, there are 30 communities that are also named Gray - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (4), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gray.
Adding Gray to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gray in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Gray post office opened in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gray.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |