A visit to the Gates 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 Gates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gates Cemetery:
31.7404, -87.6361
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gates Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies just to the west southwest of the Gates Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225460 <5>
- Bassett Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spinks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spinks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dacy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dacy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Whatley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nettleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Dickinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Whatley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Grove Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lower Peach Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Suggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Scratch Ankle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zimco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Atkeison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Claiborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Asahel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Toddtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Walker Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Winn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Perdue Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Yellow Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Nellie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Glover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
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 Gates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Grove Hill
- Lower Peach Tree
- Suggsville
- Thomasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Gates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Gates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118870 (Gates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118870 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whatley
- Location given for Gates Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7404328 Lon: -87.6361074
- 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 Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gates 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. |