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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bates (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bates. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bates is located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Bates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bates:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Bates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
    • Winfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
    • Waldron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Y City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Parks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Parks is located in Scott County
    • Cardiff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Scott County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
    • Lucas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Logan County
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
      • Golden City is located in Logan County
    • Booneville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
    • Rich Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Mena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Potter Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Hatfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Board Camp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
  • Sebastian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
    • Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Frog Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
      • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
    • Midland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Huntington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Hackett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett
      • Hackett is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackett <1>
    • Bonanza
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
    • Barling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Bloomer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
      • Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
    • Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Heavener
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
      • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <1>
    • Petros
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
      • Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Hodgen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
      • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Former name for Hodgen:
      • Hodgens
      • Hodgen has also been known as:
      • Hodgens Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <1>
    • Howe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Poteau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
      • Poteau is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <1>
    • Cameron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
    • Conser
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Rock Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Wister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
      • Wister is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <1>
    • Shady Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
      • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <1>
    • Big Cedar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
      • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bates, see our County-by-County Page for Bates.

Newspapers Published in Bates ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bates, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bates:

Cemeteries Near Bates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bates.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.

  • Gipson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gipson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gipson Cemetery
  • Sliger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sliger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sliger Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
  • Vise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vise Cemetery
  • Cauthron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cauthron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cauthron Cemetery
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burns Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burns Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Heavener (OK).
    • The Burns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forrester Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536934 <5>
  • Loving Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loving Cemetery
  • Haw Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haw Creek Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
  • Red Yard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Yard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
    • James Fork Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Fork Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Bates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bates.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.

  • Gipson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
    • Gipson is located in Scott County
  • Brawley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Scott County
  • Cauthron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cauthron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
    • Cauthron is located in Scott County
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
  • Black Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork
    • Black Fork is located in Scott County
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Scott County
  • Blansett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blansett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
    • Blansett is located in Scott County
  • Mansfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
  • Huntington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Montreal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Montreal is located in Sebastian County
  • Rich Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
  • Waldron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Sebastian County
    • Boothe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
      • Boothe is located in Scott County
    • Witcherville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
      • Witcherville is located in Sebastian County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bates.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Bates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9082, Longitude: -94.3869       In this case, the coordinates for Bates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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