A visit to the Gray Rock 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 Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Rock Cemetery:
34.4280, -87.6110
The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the northwest of the Gray Rock Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Gray Rock Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Gray Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gray Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Gray Rock Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duboise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denton Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Counts 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Gray Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Churntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pebble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belgreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White House Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ashridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Hackleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #161774 (Gray Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161774 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newburg
- Location given for Gray Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4278736 Lon: -87.6108608
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gray Rock Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |