A visit to the Bales 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 Bales Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bales Cemetery:
35.6937, -83.4671
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bales Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bales Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bales Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bales Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bales Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bales Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Proffitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cartertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cartertown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartertown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartertown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Gatlinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2476531 <5>
- McCarter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Ownby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ownby Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownby Cemetery
- Trentham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trentham Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentham Cemetery
- Forks of River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Whitted Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitted Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitted Cemetery
- Big Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Big Ridge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge Cemetery
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whalley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whalley Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalley Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Tudor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tudor Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Fighting creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Headrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Emerts Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Emerts Cove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerts Cove Cemetery
- Grassy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grassy Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove 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 Bales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bales Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gatlinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalet Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Pittman Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Middle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Wear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Waldens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Sevierville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millican Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Dupont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whittier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paint Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Henry Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Carson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Boyds Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Oak City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Bales Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bales Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Bales Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645380 (Bales Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645380 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 751 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Le Conte
- Location given for Bales Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6937045 Lon: -83.4671062
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, 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 from Point A (ie- Bales 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. |