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:
32.2368, -82.6671
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 Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies 9 miles [14.5 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 28 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.
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- New Stuckey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Stuckey Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stuckey Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Troop Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Troop Grave is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troop Grave
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McKinnon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- Nab Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nab Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nab Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Burner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burner Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Barnhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gov Troup Gravesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gov Troup Gravesite is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gov Troup Gravesite
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gov Troup Gravesite is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Soperton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34185 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Starlight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Starlight Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Cemetery
- Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ailey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270478 <5>
- Peterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Braddy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Braddy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddy Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soperton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higgston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Petross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Vidalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uvalda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McRae - Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McRae
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Gillis Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
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 Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Lyons
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wheeler 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 #310739 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #310739 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: Wheeler
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenwood
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2368447 Lon: -82.6670795
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Wheeler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |