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:
36.0785, -77.4614
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 Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Gray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hardy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- Mizell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Leggett House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joyner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Whitehard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Whitehard Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehard Cemetery
- Hogun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hogun Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogun Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Staton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Staton Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
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- Bland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Madry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Madry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madry Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Scotland Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hyman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hyman Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Mary Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mary Chapel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel 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:
- Roseneath
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Braswells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Scotland Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hobgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Leggett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Gethsemane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Hope Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Coakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tillery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsease
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Roxobel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Whitakers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hassell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Taylor Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
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 Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enfield
- Scotland Neck
- Tarboro
- Whitakers
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 #985985 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985985 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hobgood
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0784893 Lon: -77.4613594
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Halifax, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |