A visit to the Gates Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gates Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gates Cemetery (FG ID #12319).
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 Gates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gates Cemetery:
35.8442, -89.4063
The Gates Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gates Cemetery.
Establishment of the Gates Cemetery ...
The Gates Cemetery was established in 1917.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beech Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Halls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keltner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Albritton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Gates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toulon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maury City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tigrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Durhamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Finley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dyersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Owl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Henning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mengelwood
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Ripley
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 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 Gates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Gates Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #12319
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285237 (Gates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285237 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gates
- Location given for Gates Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8442415 Lon: -89.4059059
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gates 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. |