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:
37.9506, -84.7919
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 Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Versailles. Versailles lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Woodlawn Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salt River Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bond - McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bond - McCoy Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond - McCoy Cemetery
- Mundys Landing Road Cemetery (?)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lawrenceburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrenceburg Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrenceburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lawrenceburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240126 <5>
- Bell - Carpenter Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter Lane Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weeping Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Versailles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Versailles Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Versailles Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Versailles.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #340149 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Mortonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Nonesuch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Salvisa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McBrayer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Milner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Vanarsdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Mundys Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Pinckard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- McAfee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Town
- Hunter Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Woodford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Village
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- High Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Wilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaybourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Firmantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firmantown
- Fox Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
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 Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Versailles
- Wilmore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Woodford 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 #493197 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493197 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salvisa
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9506321 Lon: -84.7918925
- 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 Woodford, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |