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 ...
The Bates Cemetery is located in Aroostook County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amish Cemetery
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Barrows Chambers Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Crystal Cemetery
- The Crystal Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Dyer Brook Cemetery
- The Dyer Brook Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Golden Ridge Cemetery
- The Golden Ridge Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Hersey Cemetery
- The Hersey Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Marley Bradford Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- St. Agnes Cemetery
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Sherman Mills Cemetery
- The Sherman Mills Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Smyrna Mills Cemetery
- The Smyrna Mills Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Tarbell Cemetery
- The Tarbell Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Timoney Cemetery
- The Timoney Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Village Cemetery
- The Village Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- Yerxa Cemetery
- The Yerxa Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
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- The Yerxa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Smyrna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90739 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Dyer Brook
- Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Hersey
- Hersey is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Island Falls
- Linneus
- Linneus is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
- Merrill
- Merrill is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Moro Plantation
- Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Mount Chase
- Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- New Limerick
- Oakfield
- Oxbow
- Patten
- Sherman Mills
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- Sherman Station
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
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- Sherman
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Shin Pond
- Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
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- Smyrna Mills
- Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Stacyville
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
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. The following communities are located in Aroostook 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 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 Maine:
- Pages specific to Aroostook County:
- 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 #561718 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #561718 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: Aroostook
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Island Falls
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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