A visit to the Baker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Baker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Baker Cemetery (FG ID #84221).
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:
39.9748, -87.3464
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Baker Cemetery is located in Fountain County<3>.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Cates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407051 <1>
- Cates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Hibbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs Cemetery
- Shirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shirk Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brockway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Silver Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ephlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ephlin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephlin Cemetery
- Tangier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tangier Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier Cemetery
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chenoweth Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Isle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Isle Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Cemetery
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Groenendyke Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groenendyke Cemetery
- Eugene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zener Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zener Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zener Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Bristleridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bristleridge Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristleridge Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harveysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Annapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Tree Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Layton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Gessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Meeks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
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 Fountain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Covington
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Veedersburg
Websites to help with your 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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fountain 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #84221
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430422 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430422 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: Fountain
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingman
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9747617 Lon: -87.3464021
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fountain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |