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:
36.7196, -81.9112
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just 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]<3> of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hagy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hagy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagy Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Baugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knollkreg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Knollkreg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollkreg Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509563 <5>
- Astin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Gosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gosby Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosby Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Larmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Emory & Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory & Henry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Abingdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Watauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Alvarado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Lindell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Drowning Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Brumley Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Glade Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Masada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Fleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Loves Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Holston Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Shingletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saltville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Saltville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1467406 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467406 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 634 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7195566 Lon: -81.9112357
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, 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- 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. |