A visit to the Bates 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 Bates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bates Cemetery:
34.1912, -85.5686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bates Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the west southwest of the Bates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calcedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Calcedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcedonia Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Fife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fife Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Noah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Noah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Cemetery
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Waterhouse Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Sand Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Valley Cemetery
- Neal Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neal Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Centre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24852 <5>
- Moshat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moshat Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howells Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Lawrence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Noah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Moshat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Gaylesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Sand Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Chattoogaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
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 Bates Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Bates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136835 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136835 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Bluff
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.191206 Lon: -85.5685723
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bates 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. |