Welcome to Gray's Beach ...
Although we found mention of Gray's Beach during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Gray's Beach was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Gray's Beach to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gray's Beach, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Gray's Beach: Grays Bch.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Gray's Beach might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Area Codes for Gray's Beach: 613, 343 & 753<2>
Communities near Gray's Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gray's Beach.
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alexandria Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Theresa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Jefferson County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Cape Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Vincent
- Cape Vincent is located in Jefferson County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Vincent <3>
- Chaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Murray Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willowbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gray's Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gray's Beach.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gray's Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Gray's Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gray's Beach ...
Looking for more information about Gray's Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gray's Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gray's Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Gray's Beach and then turned west". While Gray's Beach could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Gray's Beach as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gray's Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 613 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 343 or 753. New phone numbers in the Gray's Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 613, 343 or 753. As a result, placing a call in the Gray's Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |