A visit to the Gray Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gray Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gray Cemetery (FG ID #4173).
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:
32.3571, -94.9986
The Gray Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 17 miles [27.4 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fortson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jimtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gabriel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laird Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browning
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sexton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Liberty City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pirtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Friars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jacobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turnertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gladewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joinerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gray Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Overton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Smith 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #4173
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |