A visit to the Coates 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 Coates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coates Cemetery:
35.8834, -82.6224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the south southwest of the Coates Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Coates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Creek Cemetery
- Grapevine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gosnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gosnell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47491 <5>
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Jesse Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jesse Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Ramsey Cemetery
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208646 <5>
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
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- Davis Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cove Cemetery
- Ball - Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Wild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Runnion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Runnion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnion Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capps Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Marshall.
- The Capps Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47048 <5>
- Ingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Peek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Cutshalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Allegheny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Stackhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flag Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Allenstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
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 Coates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Coates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Coates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010345 (Coates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010345 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 735 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sams Gap
- Location given for Coates Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8834404 Lon: -82.6223591
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coates 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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