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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bates Cemetery

Lat:   33.9107°   (33° 54' 38")

Lon:   -81.5598°   (-81° 33' 35")

The Bates Cemetery is located in Saluda County<2>.

The county seat for Saluda County is located in Saluda. Saluda lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bates Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holston Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Bates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Lexington County
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Lexington County
  • Ridge Crest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ridge Crest Cemetery is located in Lexington County
  • Bouknight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouknight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bouknight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bouknight Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Padgett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Lotts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lotts Cemetery is located in Saluda County
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Lexington County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Lexington County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Warren Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • Barr Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barr Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • Bouknight Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouknight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bouknight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bouknight Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Foulk Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foulk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foulk Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Fouts Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fouts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fouts Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Gosset Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gosset Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gosset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gosset Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Warren Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Corley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corley Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Shealy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shealy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shealy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shealy Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • Banks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • Risinger Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Risinger Cemetery is located in Lexington County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Lexington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Batesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Batesburg - Leesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
    • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
  • Leesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Monetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Ridge Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Gilbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clubhouse Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
  • Ward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lake Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
  • Ella
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Saluda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Seivern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Hickory Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Camp Rawls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Red Bank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County

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 Saluda 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 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:

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 #1220358  (Bates Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1220358 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Batesburg
    • County: Saluda         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1220358 (Bates Cemetery)

The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Saluda, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bates Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9107, Longitude: -81.5598       In this case, the coordinates for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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