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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Baker Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Baker Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baker Creek, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Baker Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Baker Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Baker Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Baker Creek: Baker Crk. (or less commonly used: Baker Ck. or Baker Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Baker Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Baker Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Pope County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Baker Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baker Creek:
- Pope County (The home county of Baker Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Taral
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Center Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bernice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- North Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Pottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Augsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Pontoon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Jerusalem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Solgohachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Plumerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Piney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Hagarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Ludwig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ozone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Casa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- Rex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cotton Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Petit Jean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Havana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baker Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Baker Creek.
Cemeteries Near Baker Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Baker Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baker Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Linker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chesser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Center Valley.
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55489 <3>
- Utley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Booher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Delphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Baker Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baker Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baker Creek, with the one closest to Baker Creek listed first.
- Mill Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Augsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Mount Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Caglesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Piney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Holla Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baker Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker Creek.
Newspapers Published in Baker Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Baker Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Van Buren County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baker Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baker Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |