A visit to the Baker 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 Baker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baker Cemetery:
34.6709, -87.1181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Baker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Baker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Jobe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jobe Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Clardy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clardy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- Burt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Binford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Binford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Locklayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Locklayer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklayer Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Lile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lile Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile Cemetery
- Lile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lile Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile Cemetery
- Wimbley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wimbley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbley Cemetery
- Neville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Moulton Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Harris Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Poplar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Chalybeate Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Tanner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mountain Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Russell Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Dells Vista Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- North Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Confluence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Garner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
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 Baker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Courtland
- Decatur
- Rogersville
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 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 Baker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Baker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113376 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113376 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jones Crossroads
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.670924 Lon: -87.1180693
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baker 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. |