A visit to the Gates 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 Gates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gates Cemetery:
39.2306, -82.0607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gates Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northwest of the Gates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jerseyville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jerseyville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville Cemetery
- Burson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Pratts Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pratts Fork Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork Cemetery
- Graham Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fagan Cemetery is 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>
- Bassett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bassett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- Haning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haning Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haning Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garden Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higgin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Higgin Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgin Cemetery
- Snowden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snowden Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden Cemetery
- Alexander Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Woodyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodyard Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard Cemetery
- Barnhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barnhill Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury 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 Gates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shade
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pratts Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Carsey Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Armitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Guysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Chauncey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Tuppers Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Mineral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Keno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Armadale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- King's Station is 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
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 Gates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Amesville
- Athens
- Rutland
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 either 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 Gates 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 Gates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040796 (Gates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040796 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: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shade
- Location given for Gates Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2306304 Lon: -82.060698
- 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- Gates 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. |