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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:

32.7801, -94.0694

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 Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 16 miles [25.7 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Core Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Core Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson.
    • The Core Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Core African American Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Core Cemetery
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 69 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451858 <5>
  • Core Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Core Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Core Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Jefferson.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Core Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3037 <5>
  • Burks - Hart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Monterey Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
  • Moseley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moseley Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
  • Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery
    • The Douglas Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Douglas Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3274 <5>
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
  • Black Bayou Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Black Bayou Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Rambo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Rambo Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo Cemetery
  • Whatley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Whatley Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
  • Hayner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hayner Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hope #2 Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hope #2 Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope #2 Cemetery
    • Baugass Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Baugass Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugass Cemetery
    • Judea Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Judea Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judea Cemetery
    • Hope #1 Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hope #1 Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope #1 Cemetery
    • Rang Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Rang Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rang Cemetery
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
    • Chapelwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chapelwood Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood Cemetery
    • Rand Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rand Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
    • Blocker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Blocker Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Uncertain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vivian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
  • Karnack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooringsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Baldwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • McLeod
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Belcher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gilliam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hosston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rodessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pope City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Huffins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
    • Zylks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
    • Kildare
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Blanchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Capps City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
    • Bivins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people

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 Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 #1336879  (Gray Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336879 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trees
      • Location given for Gray Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7801416     Lon: -94.0693502
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.