Gray, Tennessee

About Gray

Gray is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Tennessee.

Gray holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.49 square miles.

📰 Gray News Today

• Johnson City police say Gray deadly shooting happened over a parking spot WCYB · Aug 14
• JCPD identifies victim in fatal Gray shooting WJHL · Aug 17
• Man killed in Gray parking lot shooting identified, no charges filed at this time WCYB · Aug 17
• Taylor Ray Robison Obituary (2026) - Gray, TN - Snyder's Memorial Gardens, Inc. - Gray Legacy obituary · Aug 14
• Nancy Mae Gray Obituary | Baskerville Funeral Home | Humboldt, TN Tribute Archive · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gray Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Gray — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gray

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Phil's Dream Pit — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gray Fossil Site and Museum · Museum
• Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gray

• Washington County Fairgrounds reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gray

• Daniel Boone High School
• Gray Elementary School
• Ridgeview Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gray

🏘️ Nearby Communities