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:
39.2640, -82.0924
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 Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north of the Bates Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bassett Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Snowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Snowden Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Jeffers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jeffers Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Angel Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fagan Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- The Fagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCole Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520652 <5>
- New Athens Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Higgin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Higgin Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgin Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Alexander Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burson Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Graham Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Graham Chapel Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Chapel Cemetery
- State Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The State Street Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Street Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Athens Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- Old Athens Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilham Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilham Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chase Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Jerseyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerseyville Cemetery is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carsey Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carsey Town is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Armitage is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts Fork is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chauncey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Guysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guysville is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- King's Station was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beebe is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Armadale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armadale is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Truetown is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moonville was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Vales Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Point Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Vanderhoof
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vanderhoof is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Greens Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greens Run is also located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Hope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hope was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
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 Athens 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 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 #1699461 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699461 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2639628 Lon: -82.0923659
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Athens, 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 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. |
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