A visit to the Gray Rock 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 Rock Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gray Rock Cemetery (FG ID #3912).
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 Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Rock Cemetery:
33.1591, -95.1271
The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the west northwest of the Gray Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gray Rock Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gray Rock Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Gray Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Gray Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fuquay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuquay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Forrest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forrest Lawn Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Lawn Cemetery
- Marshall Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
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- Snodgrass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Nevills Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Old Saltillo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Saltillo Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saltillo Cemetery
- North Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gray Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Miller's Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scroggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pickton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookville
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
- Talco
- Winfield
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 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 Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Rock Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #3912
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1336885 (Grayrock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336885 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Grayrock Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1590068 Lon: -95.1268847
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Gray Rock 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. |