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:
35.3412, -85.1211
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Gray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The May Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Thatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Soddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Soddy Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Gardenhire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardenhire Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhire Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- McCallie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCallie Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Soddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Flat Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Lakesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Middle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Caramel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Brayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sandalwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Lake Dweller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Etola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bryan Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Pailo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Dunlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Dunlap
- Soddy - Daisy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hamilton 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 #1285989 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285989 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grasshopper Creek
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3411805 Lon: -85.121067
- 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 Hamilton, 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 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. |
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