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:
40.7472, -92.9335
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 Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the east southeast 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Felkner Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Cemetery
- Elgin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Livengood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Livengood Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livengood Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Forbush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forbush Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Cemetery
- Numa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Numa Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
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- Zimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zimmer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Farmers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Adamson Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamson Cemetery
- The Adamson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367351 <5>
- Motto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Motto Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motto Cemetery
- The Motto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95507 <5>
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- The Porter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grandview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281596 <5>
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Brazil
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Numa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Rathbun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Walnut City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Darbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Plano
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Exline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Iconium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Pearl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Moravia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Promise City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Confidence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Moravia
- Moulton
- Seymour
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 professional and volunteer 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 #1970321 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970321 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centerville West
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7472341 Lon: -92.9335339
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |
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