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Bates Cemetery is a small historic burying ground in rural Newton County, in the vicinity of the Avalon community south of Covington. Contributors to Find A Grave have recorded roughly 56 graves there, with about nine in ten of the stones photographed. It carries the surname of the family whose plots anchor the site.
Bates Cemetery is a cemetery in Avalon, Newton County. It is one of 72 cemeteries documented in Newton County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4675, -83.8126 near Avalon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Macedonia Missionary Baptist Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Newton Factory Cemetery, Factory Shoals c. 1820, and Heard Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Bates Cemetery is a small historic burying ground in rural Newton County, in the vicinity of the Avalon community south of Covington. Contributors to Find A Grave have recorded roughly 56 graves there, with about nine in ten of the stones photographed. It carries the surname of the family whose plots anchor the site.
Sources: findagrave.com
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