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A visit to the Oates Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oates Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oates Cemetery

Lat:   35.0795°   (35° 4' 46")

Lon:   -85.5147°   (-85° 30' 52")

The Oates Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the west of the Oates Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oates Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oates Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Long Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Caroline Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caroline Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caroline Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caroline Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Spangler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spangler Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Hornbeak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornbeak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornbeak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hornbeak Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Hoge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoge Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Old Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Baptist Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Myers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Cabe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cabe Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Gott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gott Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Walden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walden Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Lasater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lasater Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Ladds Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ladds Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Hale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Hales Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hales Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hales Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hales Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Marion County

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 Oates Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oates Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Vulcan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Marion County
  • Whiteside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
    • Whiteside is located in Marion County
  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <6>
  • Powells Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
    • Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Whitwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kimball
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Cole City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
    • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
  • Wildwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiftonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
    • Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
  • Valley Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
    • Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Lake Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Signal Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lookout Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Signal Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
      • Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • South Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Bryant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <6>
    • Lookout Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Saint Elmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
    • Chattanooga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
      • Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketchall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County
    • Red Bank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Walden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
    • Fairmount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 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 Oates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oates Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oates Cemetery:

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 Oates Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1296216  (Oates Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1296216 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sequatchie
    • County: Marion         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1296216 (Oates Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oates Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0795, Longitude: -85.5147       In this case, the coordinates for the Oates Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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