Welcome to Gray ...Gray is located in Hodgeman County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Gray, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Gray: Named for Alfred Gray, Secretary of the Kansas Board of Agriculture. Gray is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gray is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Gray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Gray: 620 Communities Also Named Gray ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Gray - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (4), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gray. Communities near Gray ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gray.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gray. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gray. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gray. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gray. See our Newspapers Page for Gray. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gray ...Looking for more information about Gray? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gray, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gray. Adding Gray to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gray in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gray was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gray. Footnotes ...
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