A visit to the Yates 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 Yates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yates Cemetery:
36.2056, -87.6270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yates Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the north northwest of the Yates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Yates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bateman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bateman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Vanhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vanhook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhook Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Chapel Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- The Hooper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hooper - Hatcher Cemetery
- Balthrop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Balthrop Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balthrop Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Balthrop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Balthrop Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balthrop Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Aaron James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omega ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McEwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Woods Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Stayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- McKinnon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Hurricane Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
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 Yates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Yates Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 professional and volunteer 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 Yates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Yates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275251 (Yates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275251 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolworth
- Location given for Yates Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.205613 Lon: -87.626962
- 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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Yates 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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