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:
36.0962, -85.8880
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 DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bates Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tubb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Cripps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cripps Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripps Cemetery
- Heflin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Heflin Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Corley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Pricnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pricnard Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricnard Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gualtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gualtney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gualtney Cemetery
- Driver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Driver Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tubb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Manners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Manners Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manners Cemetery
- Gwaltney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gwaltney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwaltney Cemetery
- Baird Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Love Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Temperance Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowelltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Chestnut Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bluff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Johnsons Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nameless
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rock City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Saulsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
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 DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Liberty
- Smithville
- Watertown
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 #1313847 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1313847 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0961704 Lon: -85.8880418
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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 DeKalb, 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- 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> | 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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