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:
39.7562, -80.6165
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Gray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Yoho Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- Hall - Doty - Lewis - Bruhn - Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- McCabe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCabe Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77766 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Strosnider Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Ridge Cemetery
- Board Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Board Tree Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree Cemetery
- Fall Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fall Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Kausooth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Adaline
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Bannen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Glen Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Rosbys Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Anthem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hundred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Kodol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Round Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- New Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Aleppo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Saint Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Nettle Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Higbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Ryerson Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Powhatan Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 #1539652 (Gray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539652 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cameron
- Location given for Gray Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7561913 Lon: -80.6164715
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Marshall, 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. |