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:
36.9093, -82.5888
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 Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the north of the Bates Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Esserville.
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Laney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Tacoma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tacoma Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strength Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Strength Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strength Cemetery
- Robinett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
- Mariners Museum Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mariners Museum Park is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Museum Park
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
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 Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Lano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Coeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kent Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- East Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Fort Blackmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Appalachia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Dwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Osaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Virginia City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Nickelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Pound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Eolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Oven Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
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 Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 #1481490 (Bates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481490 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 923 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wise
- Location given for Bates Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9092669 Lon: -82.588767
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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 Virginia's counties, including Wise, 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- 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. |