Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Bakers Crossing (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 Bakers Crossing. 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 Bakers Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bakers Crossing: Bakers Xing.
- While the name of this community is Bakers Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bakers Crossing may originally have been Baker's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bakers Crossing might be written as Baker Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bakers Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bakers Crossing.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Bakers Crossing is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Bakers Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bakers Crossing:
- Chatham County (The home county of Bakers Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Isle of Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Bona Bella
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Thunderbolt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Isle of Armstrong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Abercorn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
- Skidaway Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Vernonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Whitemarsh Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitemarsh Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Island
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Nicholsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Liberty City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Coffee Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Fort McAllister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Ellabell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Exley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Meldrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rincon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Sunbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riceboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Flemington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Daufuskie Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pritchardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Harbour Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Hardeeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Point Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Okatie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hilton Head Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bakers Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Bakers Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Bakers Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bakers Crossing.
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 Bakers Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bakers Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Old Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Guinea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwich Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
- Crest Lawn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonaventure Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
- The Bonaventure Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32916 <3>
- Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
- East Savannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <3>
- Laurel Grove South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <3>
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Bakers Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bakers Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bakers Crossing, with the one closest to Bakers Crossing listed first.
- Isle of Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Savannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Central Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Wheat Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Burroughs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- Tybee Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pooler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Monteith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Meinhard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hardeeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meldrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bakers Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakers Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Bakers Crossing ...
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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakers Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bakers Crossing, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bakers Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bakers Crossing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- Beaufort County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Bakers Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakers Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |