Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bates Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bates Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bates Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Bates Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bates Hill may originally have been Bate's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bates Hill might be written as Bate Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bates Hill is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Bates Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bates Hill:
- Warren County (The home county of Bates Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Centertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Trousdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Lucky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McMinnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dibrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Shellsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Bell Buckle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Bluewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Gassaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Forest Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Gossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Winton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Beechgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stephenson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Dowelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Philippi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coalmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Readyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Dillton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Compton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Rucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Fairfield Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Murfreesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walter Hill Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Brush Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Bone Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Cummingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sweetgum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Drop ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Peeled Chestnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Doyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Fanchers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Cottage Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cainsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bates Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Bates Hill.
Cemeteries Near Bates Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bates Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bates Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bates Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Whitlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Younghood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fuston / McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cummings Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poor House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (901 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Talbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Bates Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bates Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bates Hill, with the one closest to Bates Hill listed first.
- Devenport ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Devenport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devenport
- Clearmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clearmont is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
- New ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Trousdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Daylight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Leoni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leoni is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Yager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
- Lucky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Naola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smartt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Vervilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- McMinnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bates Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bates Hill.
Newspapers Published in Bates Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bates Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bates Hill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bates Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bates Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bates Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |