Gray Trains on the Central of Georgia's Macon-to-Athens line once stopped here in Gray. The line has been abandoned along its northern reaches and no longer enters Athens. It is currently operated by Norfolk Southern. A town of 2,053 people, Gray is the county seat of Jones County. It is located in middle Georgia about 12 miles north of Macon.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home