A visit to the Gray Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Gray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Cemetery:
34.8895, -85.6966
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Ridley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Potato Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Hill Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Straightway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightway Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Haynes Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Richard City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Stevenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stewart Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Rash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Rising Fawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Fackler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Beaty Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Gray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- Rising Fawn
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Gray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Gray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119293 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119293 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.889525 Lon: -85.6966372
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gray Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |