Polk County from the 1854 Colton Railroad and Township Map

Bates Cemetery, Big Fork, Arkansas

Location & Information

Two or three miles SW of Big Fork Post Office
Section 28, Township 3 South, Range 28 West
Parcel # ?

Even though several attempts were made to find this cemetery, it could not be located. The following information was taken from an article written about 1969. Somewhere near Polk 615.

Internment

  • Bates, Clemmy
  • Bates, Aunt Ellen Crawford in 1980
  • Bates, Sr., George
  • Bates, George Earl (infant of Riles)
  • Bates, Holly & Cansada (children of Geo & Ophelia)
  • Bates, Jr., Elisha George
  • Bates, J. T.
  • Bates, Nancy Ann Bowen (2nd Wife)
  • Bates, Ophelia (wife of Geo, Jr.)
  • Bates, Riles (her husband)
  • Bates, Aunt Sis Stags (wife of Geo, Sr.)
  • Bates, Tennie Walker (wife of Geo, Sr.)
  • Bates, Washington
  • Crawford, John
  • Crawford, Nancy Bates (wife of John)
  • Smith, Little Lurena – (daughter of Sallie Smith)
  • Smith, Little Annie (daughter of Jane Smith)
  • Ward, Mary Ellison Bates

Grandchildren of Eld. Bates: Edna, Virgie, Lula, Frank, Alice Shelton & Baby

1 thought on “Bates Cemetery, Big Fork, Arkansas”

  1. Melba Reynolds McCinton

    The Bates Cemetary is located on land owned by Ruth Ann Putman William’s and her husband

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