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:
38.6364, -90.6885
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 Louis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Bates Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friedens German / English Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Howell Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Howell Cemetery
- Francis Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Francis Howell Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Howell Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Everwine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Everwine Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everwine Cemetery
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Cottleville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cottleville Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville Cemetery
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. John UCC Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John UCC Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Dardenne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dardenne Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Cemetery
- Journey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
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- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peterson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279974 <5>
- Conway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Conway Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pacific Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pacific Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ranken Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ranken Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Weldon Spring Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarkson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Weldon Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Ellisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Ballwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dardenne Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Harvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
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 Saint Louis 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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Bates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #755731 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #755731 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weldon Spring
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6364419 Lon: -90.6884604
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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 Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, 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 drawn 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. |