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:
35.9123, -83.2088
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 Cocke County<2>.
The county seat for Cocke County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the north of the Gray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Finchum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Finchum Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchum Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- James Breeden Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Breeden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Breeden Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeden Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hearst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hearst Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Kyker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kyker Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyker Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Abe Hartsell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Abe Hartsell Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Hartsell Cemetery
- The Abe Hartsell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abe Cemetery
- Hartsell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344390 <5>
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mantooth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mantooth Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantooth Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Wilton Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Wilsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bailey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Cosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Parrottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baneberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Del Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Tom Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Nough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Leadvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Cocke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cocke 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 #1285992 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285992 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: Cocke
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newport
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9123188 Lon: -83.2087678
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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. |