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:
36.1265, -91.6874
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 Izard County<2>.
The county seat for Izard County is located in Melbourne. Melbourne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Godwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Schales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Schales Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schales Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bates Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Horseshoe Bend.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52947 <5>
- Old Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Reed Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reed Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Yeager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Yeager Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Evening Shade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Fore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fore Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns 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 Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Evening Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- LaCrosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Ash Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Violet Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Sage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Wiseman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Poughkeepsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Melbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Brockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Lunenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Sandtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Jumbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Saddle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
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 Izard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Flat
- Horseshoe Bend
- LaCrosse
- Melbourne
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 helpful 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Izard 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 #46032 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46032 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: Izard
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myron
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1264581 Lon: -91.6873654
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Izard, 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. |