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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bakerfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bakerfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bakerfield, 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 Bakerfield (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 Bakerfield. 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.

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 and doctors 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 Bakerfield is historic, it would have been located within present day Dooly County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dooly County: Crisp, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Bakerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bakerfield:

  • Dooly County     (The home county of Bakerfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Byromville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dooling
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Lilly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Lee Pope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Zenith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • Cordele
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • McKenzie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Arabi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Elko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Clinchfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kathleen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Chokee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Smithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Philema
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oglethorpe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ideal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshallville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Putnam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Tazewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Draneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Miami Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Taylors Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Finleyson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
    • Hawkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Andersonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
    • Cobb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Americus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • De Soto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Leslie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Thalean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Sumter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Rupert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Reynolds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrell County
    • Olivers Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Seville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pitts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.
    • Warwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bakerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Bakerfield.

Cemeteries Near Bakerfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bakerfield.

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 Bakerfield - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bakerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.

  • Bay Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hepzibah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Owen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...

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 Bakerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bakerfield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bakerfield, with the one closest to Bakerfield listed first.

  • Byromville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dooling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Drayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Oglethorpe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Andersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
  • Lamar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Findlay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Findlay is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Barrons Lane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
  • Fountainville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountainville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
  • Pinehurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • La Crosse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Americus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gatewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Huntington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntington is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bakerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakerfield.

Newspapers Published in Bakerfield ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakerfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bakerfield, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bakerfield.

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 Bakerfield:

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 Bakerfield, 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>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 from Point A (ie- Bakerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.