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:
35.1615, -86.1572
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the northeast of the Gray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Donaldson - Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Kaserman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kaserman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaserman Cemetery
- Hanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Miescher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Miescher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miescher Cemetery
- Belvidere Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Belvidere Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Cemetery
- Arledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arledge Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Arledge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arledge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arledge Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Winchester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8680 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Farris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Decherd Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Winchester City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Winchester City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester City Cemetery
- The Winchester City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20454 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Coutta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Coutta Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutta Cemetery
- Shasteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shasteen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasteen Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Owens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Chapel Cemetery
- Wallis - Estill - Hayden - March Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Springs Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Winchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Decherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Huntland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Greenhaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Francisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sewanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tullahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Homaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Sand Switch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Countyline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Estillfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Corder Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Hytop
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Monteagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Booneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Sewanee
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Franklin 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 #1285986 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285986 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belvidere
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1614724 Lon: -86.1572082
- 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 Franklin, 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' 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. |