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:
33.3532, -81.4776
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 Barnwell County<2>.
The county seat for Barnwell County is located in Barnwell. Barnwell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the 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 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Dorch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dorch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorch Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hair Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- White Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The White Pond Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Pond Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Williston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598512 <6>
- Seven Pines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Seven Pines Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines Cemetery
- Jowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- County Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The County Memory Gardens is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memory Gardens
- Hope Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Memorial Park is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Memorial Park
- Sand Hill Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Gardens is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Gardens
- Fairfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holmes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Jowers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- Singleton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Blackville City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Blackville City Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Blackville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961815 <6>
- Frost Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frost Branch Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Branch Cemetery
- Cedar Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Branch Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snelling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Reynold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whaley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Ellenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Talatha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kitchings Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Montmorenci
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Roseland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Bush ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bush is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Hattieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
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 Barnwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnwell
- Blackville
- Denmark
- Williston
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 Bates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Barnwell 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 #1220356 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1220356 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: Barnwell
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Long Branch
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3532024 Lon: -81.4776071
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Barnwell, 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' 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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