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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Grays' Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grays' Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grays' Mills, please Contact Us.

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 Grays' Mills (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 Grays' Mills. 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.

Name Variations for Grays' Mills ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Past names for Grays' Mills include: Clifton Mill, Clifton Village and Clifton.

Another variation: Grays' Mill.

  • A typical abbreviation for Grays' Mills: Grays Mls. (or less commonly used: Grays Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Grays' Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So you may find that Grays' Mills has been called Gray's' Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grays' Mills might be written as Gray' Mills..

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Grays' Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day Macomb County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.

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

  • Macomb County     (The home county of Grays' Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Romeo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Armada Corners ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armada Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
      • Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Armada Corners has also been known as:
      • Selleck's Corners
    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station
    • Disco ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Macomb County
      • Former name for Disco:
      • Whiskey Center
    • Davis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Macomb County
    • Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gas Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
      • Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
    • Prestonville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
      • Prestonville is located in Macomb County
      • Prestonville has also been known as:
      • Preston Corners
    • Cooley's Corners ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooley's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley's Corners
      • Cooley's Corners is located in Macomb County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Goodrich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Davison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
      • Davison is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <4>
    • Grand Blanc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Burton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Almont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
    • Dryden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
    • Metamora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Imlay City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <4>
    • Attica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
    • Hunters Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Hadley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <4>
    • Lum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Lapeer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <4>
    • Kings Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Brown City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Burnside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Campbells Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
    • Kline ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Oakland County
      • Kline has also been known as:
      • Kline Settlement
    • Lakeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Goodison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
      • Goodison is located in Oakland County
    • Leonard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Orion Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
      • Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
    • Stony Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Rudds Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
      • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
    • Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Yates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
    • Decker ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Oakland County
      • Decker has also been known as:
      • Decker Settlement
    • Lake Orion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
      • Former names for Lake Orion:
      • Canandaigua City
      • New Canandaigua
      • Oakland
      • Orion
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <4>
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Allenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Berville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lesterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riley Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
    • Capac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <4>
    • Belle River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
    • Anchorville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Casco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <4>
    • Emmett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
    • Lambs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
      • Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Lambs has also been known as:
      • Lamb
    • Columbus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
    • Adair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fair Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Valley Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays' Mills, with the one closest to Grays' Mills listed first.
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Harper Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
      • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <4>
    • Highland Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strathmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brightmoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hamtramck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe Park
      • Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park <4>
    • Grosse Pointe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe
      • Grosse Pointe is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe <4>
    • Redford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <4>
    • Beech
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Wayne County
    • Detroit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Grays' Mills ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays' Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays' Mills, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grays' Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Cemeteries Near Grays' Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays' Mills.

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 Grays' Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.

While we didn't find Grays' Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grays' Mills.

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

  • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
  • Romeo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
  • Goodison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
    • Goodison is located in Oakland County
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Macomb County
    • Shelby has also been known as:
    • Shelby Crossing
    • Shelby Station
  • Leonard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Disco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Disco is located in Macomb County
    • Former name for Disco:
    • Whiskey Center
  • Davis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Macomb County
  • Macomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ray Center ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
    • Ray Center is located in Macomb County
    • Ray Center has also been known as:
    • Ray
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    • Almont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
    • Oxford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Utica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
      • Former names for Utica:
      • Hog Hollow
      • McDougalville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>

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

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Grays' Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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- Grays' Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays' Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7853, Longitude: -83.0884       In this case, the coordinates for Grays' Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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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