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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bates Cemetery

Lat:   33.6187°   (33° 37' 7")

Lon:   -91.3821°   (-91° 22' 55")

The Bates Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.

The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Bates Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beasley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beasley Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • McCool Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCool Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Bogue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bogue Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • McArthur Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McArthur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McArthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McArthur Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Seven Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Youngs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Youngs Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Bowie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowie Cemetery is located in Desha County
    • Warrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warrington Cemetery is located in Desha County
    • Tillar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tillar Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • McDermott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDermott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDermott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDermott Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Chicot County
    • Old Grange Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Grange Cemetery is located in Chicot County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • McGehee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McArthur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • McArthur is located in Desha County
  • Reed
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Dermott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
    • Tillar is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Arkansas City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Rohwer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Drew County
  • Hopedale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Desha County
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Drew County
  • Eutaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eutaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
    • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mound Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
      • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Kelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Jerome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Pickens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Scott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Lamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Lake Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
      • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Desha 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 turn to 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:

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 #46147  (Bates Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #46147 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McGehee South
    • County: Desha         Elev: 41
    • Location given for GNIS #46147 (Bates Cemetery)

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

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 Arkansas' counties, including Desha, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bates Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6187, Longitude: -91.3821       In this case, the coordinates for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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