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:
36.2331, -85.8230
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 Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the west northwest of the Bates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Bockman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bockman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockman Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
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- Stanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Winfree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winfree Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Leftwich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Chestnut Mound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Nameless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Gordonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rough Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Monoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Boma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Difficult
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Temperance Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Shaver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Pleasant Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Gainesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gibbs Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Dixon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
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 Smith 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
- Gainesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 #1276464 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276464 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Valley
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2331134 Lon: -85.8230398
- 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 Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |