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:
41.0722, -92.1530
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Abingdon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon Cemetery
- Schrom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Schrom Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrom Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Forrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Gantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gantz Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantz Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Competine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Competine Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Batavia City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia City Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Moorman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sterner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sterner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterner Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- McCleary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Abingdon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Batavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Packwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Linby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Competine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Maharishi Vedic City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Agency
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Ollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- East Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Perlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Hayesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
- Richland
- Selma
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #1976514 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976514 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0722387 Lon: -92.1529565
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, 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 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. |