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Welcome to Grays Crossing ...

Grays Crossing is located in Houston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Grays Crossing: Grays Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Grays Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Grays Crossing.

Grays Crossing is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grays Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grays Crossing: 931

Communities Also Named Grays Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grays Crossing - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grays Crossing.

Communities near Grays Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grays Crossing.

  • Oakridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Halls Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Pigeon Roost
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • McEwen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
  • 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 northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Erin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <3>
  • Trinity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
  • Big Sandy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grays Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grays Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grays Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Grays Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grays Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Grays Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grays Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grays Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grays Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.