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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Gray (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gray. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Gray is located in Audubon County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Audubon County: Adair, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Guthrie & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Gray. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gray:

  • Audubon County     (The home county of Gray)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Ross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
    • Audubon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fiscus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiscus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
    • Hamlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • Kimballton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Exira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
      • Exira is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <1>
    • Brayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Templeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Templeton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <1>
    • Manning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <1>
    • Dedham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Halbur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Roselle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
    • Willey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Coon Rapids
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
      • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <1>
    • Carroll
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Community Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Community Estates
      • Carroll Community Estates is located in Carroll County
    • Arcadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Glidden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <1>
    • Lidderdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Marne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Anita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
      • Anita is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <1>
    • Atlantic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <1>
    • Sycamore Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
      • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
    • Wiota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
      • Wiota is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiota <1>
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Aspinwall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Manilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Westside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <1>
    • Vail
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Buck Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Denison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Sunset Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Deloit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Arion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Boyer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
    • Dow City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
      • Dow City is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <1>
    • Kiron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greene County
    • Scranton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <1>
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • North Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Bayard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
      • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <1>
    • Bagley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Adair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <1>
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Walnut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Avoca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
    • Grant City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Botna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
    • Irwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
    • Kirkman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Elk Horn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
      • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <1>
    • Defiance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Harlan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Earling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Westphalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Corley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
    • Panama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>
    • Tennant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Tennant is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Portsmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gray, see our County-by-County Page for Gray.

Newspapers Published in Gray ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gray.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gray, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gray.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gray:

Cemeteries Near Gray ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gray.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gray covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.

  • Gray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
  • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
  • Douglas Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery
  • Elba Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Manning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Arlington Heights Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Heights Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Aretas Lodge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aretas Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aretas Lodge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • Luccocks Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luccocks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luccocks Grove Cemetery
    • Iowa Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Twp. Cemetery
    • Viola Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viola Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola Center Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gray had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gray had a population of 57 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.

  • Ross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Audubon County
  • Templeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Templeton is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <1>
  • Manning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <1>
  • Botna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
    • Botna is located in Shelby County
  • Fiscus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiscus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
    • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
  • Audubon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Viola Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
    • Viola Center is located in Audubon County
  • Dedham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Aspinwall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
    • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Irwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
  • Roselle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
    • Roselle is located in Carroll County
  • Halbur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
    • Halbur is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • Willey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Manilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gray. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gray.

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8418, Longitude: -94.9859       In this case, the coordinates for Gray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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