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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. 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 Grays Cemetery ...

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

29.8677, -97.2022

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
  • Psencik Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Psencik Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Psencik Cemetery
  • Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cistern Public Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Public Cemetery
    • 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)
  • 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)
    • The Pitman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Rosanky Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosanky Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Colorado Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Young Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
    • Sommers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommers Cemetery
    • Woods Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woods Prairie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Prairie Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 23 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)
    • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
  • Cistern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Stellar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
  • Togo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
  • Colony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Jeddo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • 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)
    • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
  • Upton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Upton is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waelder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flatonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Alum Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Plum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Praha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • 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)
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
    • Freyburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Hostyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn

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 turn to 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 Grays Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Grays Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336888  (Grays Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336888 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cistern
      • Location given for Grays Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.8677257     Lon: -97.2022108
      • 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 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' (or 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- Grays 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.
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