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:
36.3323, -87.7684
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the east southeast 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 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burcham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burcham Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Weaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
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- Hansel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennessee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Cumberland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Indian Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Omega ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Legate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Slayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dotsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Louise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Woodlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Tennessee City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gray Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Houston 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 #1285995 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285995 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3322766 Lon: -87.7683552
- 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 Houston, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |