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A visit to the Grays Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Grays Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grays Cemetery

Lat:   29.8677°   (29° 52' 3")

Lon:   -97.2022°   (-97° 12' 7")

The Grays Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Grays Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Grays Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Robbins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6390 <5>
  • Psencik Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Psencik Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Psencik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Psencik Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cistern Public Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cistern Public Cemetery
    • The Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Cistern.
    • The Cistern Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cistern Cemetery
    • Nassau Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1356394 <5>
  • St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6640 <5>
  • Jeddo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pitman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitman Cemetery
    • The Pitman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • The Pitman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Muldoon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6031 <5>
  • Rosanky Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosanky Cemetery
    • The Rosanky Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosanky Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Rosanky.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6454 <5>
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Colorado Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colorado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colorado Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Young Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Sommers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Woods Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Prairie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of La Grange.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5401 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Grays Cemetery.

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

  • Kovar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
  • Cistern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Stellar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Togo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Togo is located in Bastrop County
  • Colony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • Jeddo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
  • Rosanky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Muldoon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirtley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
    • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
  • Upton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Bastrop County
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <7>
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <7>
    • Waelder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flatonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Plum is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <7>
    • Praha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Red Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pettytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
    • Freyburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Hostyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County

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 Grays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grays 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 Grays Cemetery:

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 Grays Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1336888  (Grays Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1336888 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cistern
    • County: Fayette         Elev: 129
    • Location given for GNIS #1336888 (Grays Cemetery)

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grays Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8677, Longitude: -97.2022       In this case, the coordinates for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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