A visit to the Gray Family 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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Family Cemetery:
33.0235, -82.0162
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gray Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the north of the Gray Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gray Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gray Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burke Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <5>
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bynes Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bynes Grove Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynes Grove Cemetery
- Applewhite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Applewhite Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewhite Cemetery
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Quinnie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
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- Walker Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Scott Cemetery
- Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542327 <5>
- Casevill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casevill Cemetery
- Caseville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Cemetery
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
- Botsford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gray Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Magruder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Millen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Midville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Hephzibah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Blythe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Matthews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #356085 (Gray Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #356085 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro
- Location given for Gray Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0234868 Lon: -82.0162295
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gray Family 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. |
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