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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Cemetery

Lat:   39.6784°   (39° 40' 42")

Lon:   -90.8387°   (-90° 50' 19")

The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the south southeast of the Gray Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Maysville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maysville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maysville Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Swiggett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiggett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swiggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpkins - Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Starkey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starkey Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Petersen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petersen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petersen Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Pittsfield West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittsfield West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittsfield West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pittsfield West Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Baylis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ifner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ifner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ifner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ifner Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Sunny Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hinman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hinman Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • McWorter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWorter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McWorter Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Pursley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pursley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pursley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pursley Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Tamsett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamsett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tamsett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tamsett Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Griggsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • New Salem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Pittsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Baylis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Griggsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
    • Griggsville is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <6>
  • Hadley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Pike County
  • El Dara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
    • El Dara is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <6>
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Summer Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Pike County
  • Time
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Time have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
    • Time is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Valley City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Valley City is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Barry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Pike County
    • Beverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Adams County
    • Milton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Rockport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Naples
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
    • Chambersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Oxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
      • Oxville is located in Scott County

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 Pike County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #1725386  (Gray Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1725386 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New Salem
    • County: Pike         Elev: 226
    • Location given for GNIS #1725386 (Gray Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gray Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6784, Longitude: -90.8387       In this case, the coordinates for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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