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Introduction ...

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 Gray (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 Gray. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gray is located in Herkimer County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Gray)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Norway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cold Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grant
      • From Gray to Grant
    • Newport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Poland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Russia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Russia
      • From Gray to Russia
    • Old City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Northwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Northwood
      • From Gray to Northwood
    • Middleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salisbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salisbury
      • From Gray to Salisbury
    • Salisbury Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kast Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kast Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kast Bridge
      • From Gray to Kast Bridge
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmonsburg
      • From Gray to Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Crum Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lassellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockwood
      • From Gray to Rockwood
    • Ephratah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
  • Lewis County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mindenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mindenville
      • From Gray to Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
      • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <2>
    • Hallsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookman Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelliston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
      • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <2>
    • Palatine Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • North Gage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Gage
      • From Gray to North Gage
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Barneveld
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <2>
    • Remsen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Holland Patent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
      • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <2>
    • Deerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Floyd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Floyd
      • From Gray to East Floyd
    • Utica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Floyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gray, with the one closest to Gray listed first.
    • Brighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Richfield Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
      • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <2>
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Middle Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
    • Springfield Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Gray ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gray.

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 Gray covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Faiview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faiview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faiview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brondstatter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondstatter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondstatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norway Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cold Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bromley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bromley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bromley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Century Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Century Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Century Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gray had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Norway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cold Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
  • Ohio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
  • Poland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grant
    • From Gray to Grant
  • Russia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Russia
    • From Gray to Russia
  • Middleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Northwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Northwood
    • From Gray to Northwood
  • Gravesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • North Gage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Gage
    • From Gray to North Gage
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salisbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salisbury
      • From Gray to Salisbury
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Gray ...

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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gray.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gray, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gray.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gray. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Gray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Gray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2651, Longitude: -74.9467       In this case, the coordinates for Gray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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