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:
36.3045, -82.4818
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the south southeast 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 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Bales Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bales Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Archer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hilbert Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Babb - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Babb - Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb - Smith Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Haire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Haire Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haire Cemetery
- Keebler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keebler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Onks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Onks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Deacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Deacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Roadman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roadman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman 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 Bales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bales Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jonesborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Telford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- North Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Carnegie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mill Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Conklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- South Gate Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Austin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Milburnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
- Limestone
Websites to help with your 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 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 Washington 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 #1640815 (Bales Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1640815 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesborough
- Location given for Bales Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3045497 Lon: -82.4818124
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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 Washington, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |