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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Grays Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Grays Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Grays Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Grays Crossing: Grays Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Grays Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grays Crossing may originally have been Gray's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grays Crossing might be written as Gray Crossing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Grays Crossing is located in Houston County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.

Below are the counties that are near Grays Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grays Crossing:

  • Houston County     (The home county of Grays Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
    • Erin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
    • Magnolia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
    • McKinnon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Faxon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Benton County
    • Big Sandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brevards Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildlife Cove Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildlife Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildlife Cove Village
      • Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton County
    • Sandy Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Benton County
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
    • Neptune
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
      • Neptune is located in Cheatham County
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Slayden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Vanleer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Woods Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
      • Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
    • Dunn Chapel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
      • Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Tennessee City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Stayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Dickson County
    • Pond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
      • Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Charlotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
    • White Oak Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
      • White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
    • Pomona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
    • Springville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
      • Manleyville is located in Henry County
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henry County
    • Spring Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Whitehouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
    • Salt Lick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Halls Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • Pigeon Roost
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • McEwen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
      • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <2>
    • Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bethpage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • Plant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
      • Plant is located in Humphreys County
    • Hurricane Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Johnsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
      • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <2>
    • Hustburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
      • Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
    • Bakerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
      • Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Oakridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Dotsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
      • Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Louise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllisters Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllisters Crossroads
      • McAllisters Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
    • Liverworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
      • Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
    • Louise Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
      • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
    • Southside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stryker Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stryker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
      • Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Wingate West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
      • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
    • Swan Lake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
      • Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Fredonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • Cumberland City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Throckmorton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
      • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former name for Dover:
      • Monroe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Indian Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Legate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County
    • Bumpus Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tobaccoport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
      • Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County
  • Calloway County (KY)
  • Christian County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.
    • LaFayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <2>
    • Bennettstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
      • Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Howel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Herndon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grays Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Grays Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Grays Crossing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays Crossing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grays Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Grays Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Grays Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays Crossing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grays Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.

  • Gray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
  • Beecham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beecham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beecham Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
  • McMillian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillian Cemetery
  • Burcham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burcham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burcham Cemetery
  • Alsup Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsup Cemetery
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • French Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
  • Continue List   (931 more) ...
    • Erin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erin Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Erin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erin Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Grays Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grays Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grays Crossing, with the one closest to Grays Crossing listed first.

  • Tennessee Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Erin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
  • Stewart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Stewart is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewart <2>
  • Woolworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
    • Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
  • Cumberland City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
  • McKinnon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
    • McKinnon is located in Houston County
  • Yellow Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Houston County
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Stewart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former name for Dover:
    • Monroe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
    • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
  • Indian Mound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Stribling ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stribling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
      • Stribling is located in Stewart County
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
    • Needmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Montgomery County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grays Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays Crossing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grays Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3306, Longitude: -87.7520       In this case, the coordinates for Grays Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grays Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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