Welcome to Grays ...

Grays is located in Scott County<1>.

Grays is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grays lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Grays: 276

Communities Also Named Grays ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Grays - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grays.

Communities near Grays ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grays.

• Kingsport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Mill Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Mount Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Big Stone Gap
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Harrtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Waycross
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
• Wise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <3>
• Gate City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grays.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grays. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays. See our Newspapers Page for Grays.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grays ...

Looking for more information about Grays? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grays, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grays.