A visit to the Gray Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Hill Cemetery:
34.1971, -83.4540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gray Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gray Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the southwest of the Gray Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gray Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gray Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Jackson Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Memorial Park
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Harris - Lord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunson Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery #4
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Apple Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Apple Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Cabin Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cabin Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hix - Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
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]<3> of the Gray Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nicholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Planter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Arcade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pendergrass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Danielsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Talmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Sugar Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Bogart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill 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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Carnesville
- Commerce
- Danielsville
- Homer
- Homer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Gray Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Jefferson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314799 (Gray Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314799 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: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Commerce
- Location given for Gray Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1970527 Lon: -83.4540502
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gray Hill 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. |