Near Waynesboro in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gray Family Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

1. Gray Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This family was estab. in Wayne County by Clinch Gray, a native of North Carolina. He immigrated to this region in 1808, one yr. before the Co. was organ. within the Mississippi Terr. Gray signed Miss.'s first const. in 1817. He was buried here, 1824.

Erected 1978 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 31° 44.444′ N, 88° 39.127′ W. Marker is near Waynesboro, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 45 and Jimmy Ramey Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 45. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Jimmy Ramey Road, Waynesboro MS 39367, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clinch Gray (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Philadelphus Church (approx. 4½ miles away); First Auto Bank (approx. 4½ miles away); Wayne County Civil War Monument

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(approx. 4.6 miles away); Wayne County War Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway (approx. 4.7 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

More about this marker. This marker contains unorthodox abbreviations. It should normally read:
This family was established in Wayne County by Clinch Gray, a native of North Carolina. He immigrated to this region in 1808, one year before the County was organized within the Mississippi Territory. Gray signed Mississippi's first constitution in 1817. He was buried here, 1824.

Also see . . . The Order of First Families in Mississippi. Organization website homepage (Submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Gray Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

2. Gray Family Cemetery

Located to the west about 1 mile at the end of this road. The road becomes a dirt road, crosses tracks and makes a left and then a right onto a grass road between fences.

Clinch Gray gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

3. Clinch Gray gravestone

Wide view of marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

4. Wide view of marker.

View looking north on U.S. Highway 45 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

5. View looking north on U.S. Highway 45

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 960 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.