A visit to the John Bates Family 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 John Bates Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Bates Family Cemetery:
33.3034, -84.3840
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Bates Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Bates Family Cemetery is located in Spalding County<2>.
The county seat for Spalding County is located in Griffin. Griffin lies just to the east southeast of the John Bates Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the John Bates Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Bates Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Moon Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Methodist Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294134 <5>
- Woolsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Whitewater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Cemetery
- Brooks Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brooks City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks City Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Neal AME Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neal AME Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284498 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Griffin Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sunny Side.
- The Sunnyside Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Baptist of Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147442 <5>
- Banks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Westwood Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Westwood Gardens is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Gardens
- The Westwood Gardens has also been known as:
- Westwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1871197 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the John Bates Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Bates Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woolsey Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woolsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Esmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Inman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Experiment
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McIntosh Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Orchard Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Tinsley Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Peachtree City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zebulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 John Bates Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spalding County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Bates Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Griffin
- Hampton
- Peachtree City
- Senoia
- Zebulon
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 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 John Bates Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Spalding 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 John Bates Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2629082 (John Bates Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2629082 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: Spalding
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooks
- Location given for John Bates Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.30336 Lon: -84.38404
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Spalding, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- John Bates Family 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. |
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