Our Genealogy Helper
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 hospitals and 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 Mason County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason County: Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Robertson, Adams (OH) & Brown (OH).
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:
- Mason County (The home county of Bates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rectorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lewisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Weedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- South Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mays Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Pebble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- South Sherburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
- Oakla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
- East Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hooktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Powersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Rock Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Neave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neave
- Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carter County
- Smiths Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Dalesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Foxport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Beechburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Flemingsburg Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flemingsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nepton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Wallingford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Elizaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Ewing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Harrison County
- Sylvandell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Cottageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Burtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Charters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Vanceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Camp Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Browning Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Bachelors Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Caddo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caddo is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- McKinneysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneysburg
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Mount Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bratton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Bradysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Wrightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Whippoorwill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Squirrel Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Cherry Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Lynx
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Brown County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Ellsberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Aberdeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Neel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Higginsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Utopia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Chilo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Felicity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neville is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Point Isabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Mowrystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sicily is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Summit County (OH)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bates, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bates - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Ellis Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maysville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maysville Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Maysville.
- The Maysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maysville - Mason County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640748 <2>
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reader Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clover Hill Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Washington Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75892 <2>
- Lewisburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fearis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manchester Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
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.
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Aberdeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orangeburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Bradysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Rectorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Cottageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Hiett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hiett is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiett
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moranburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moranburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moranburg
- Mount Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Tollesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 188 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 20 miles [32.2 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 like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bates:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bracken County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson County
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 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. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |