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. 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 Bates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bates Cemetery:
30.9599, -90.6970
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bates Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Helena Parish is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Bates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Anglin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anglin Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Carruth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carruth Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carruth Cemetery
- Old Venable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Venable Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Venable Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Lea - Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lea - Davis Cemetery is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea - Davis Cemetery
- Madison - Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- Wales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wales Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Cemetery
- Crittenden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery
- Felder - Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Gillsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Gillsburg Cemetery is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gillsburg Cemetery
- Hughes - Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polk - Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Polk - Tate Cemetery is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk - Tate Cemetery
- Zeagler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zeagler Cemetery is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeagler Cemetery
- Carter - Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benjamin Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Benjamin Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Wall Cemetery
- The Benjamin Wall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57948 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Gillsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Chipola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Greensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Kentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Tangipahoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osyka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Fluker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Grangeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Amite City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Saint Helena Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amite City
- Clinton
- Greensburg
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- Osyka
- Roseland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 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:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Helena Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Bates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #559831 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #559831 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
- Parish: St. Helena
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liverpool
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9599015 Lon: -90.6970434
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Helena, 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' (or 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 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. |