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:
36.9601, -87.9161
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 Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Piercy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Piercy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Steinbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Steinbaugh Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinbaugh Cemetery
- Sivills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sivills Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sivills Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cadiz.
- The Sivills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sanders Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2620290 <5>
- Merrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Merrick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Critmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Critmore Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critmore Cemetery
- Standard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hanberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanberry Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanberry Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Larkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
- Nabb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nabb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb Cemetery
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:
- Lamasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Trigg Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Hopson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cobb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- McGowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Dulaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Cerulean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carmack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Claxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kuttawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Gracey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
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 Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Eddyville
- Princeton
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #493193 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493193 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lamasco
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9600508 Lon: -87.9161294
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Lyon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
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