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:
36.6229, -82.0557
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the northeast 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 22 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.
- Sauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Ketron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Starke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Starke Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke Cemetery
- High Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stophel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stophel Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteaker Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abingdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52634 <5>
- Clyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyce Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Teeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
- Carmack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hotter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hotter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotter Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John 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 Yates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holston Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Green Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Rust Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Ruthton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Virginia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Abingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Burson Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Benhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Lowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Craigs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Three Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Buladeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Drowning Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Brumley Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1487110 (Yates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487110 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 566 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holston Valley
- Location given for Yates Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6228882 Lon: -82.0556831
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |