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:
36.0928, -87.5978
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 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.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The May Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Berryman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Berryman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- McElhiney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McElhiney Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhiney Cemetery
- Balthrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Balthrop Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balthrop Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Bethpage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Tennessee City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson 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:
- McEwen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dickson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Hurricane Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vanleer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Tidwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Slayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Only
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Erin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nunnelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Abiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Woods Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Dunn Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Tennessee Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
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 Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) 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 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 Humphreys 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 #1285994 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285994 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tennessee City
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0928379 Lon: -87.5977957
- 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 Humphreys, 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 drawn 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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