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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:

42.4767, -78.2050

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 Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Hume Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hume Village Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Village Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Alger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cadwell Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
  • Podonque Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Podonque Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podonque Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fillmore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65634 <5>
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Burying Grounds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Burying Grounds is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Grounds
    • Rushford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rushford Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Caneadea Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneadea Cemetery
    • Wiscoy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wiscoy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy Cemetery
    • East Koy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Koy Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy Cemetery
    • Dole Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dole Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Cemetery
    • Lyonsburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lyonsburg Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsburg Cemetery
    • Eagle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
    • Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Salem Welsh Church Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
      • The Salem Welsh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Salem Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640270 <5>
    • East Caneadea Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Caneadea Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Hume
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Houghton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fillmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Rushford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Caneadea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiscoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • East Koy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
  • Pike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bliss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oramel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
  • Hardys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Smiths Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Belfast
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
    • Gainesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Arcade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Black Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Aristotle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • Dalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewis is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Castile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Delevan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
    • Lyons Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Silver Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Yorkshire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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 Allegany 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 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 #943158  (Bates Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #943158 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 506 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Houghton
      • Location given for Bates Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4767302     Lon: -78.2050109
      • 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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 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.