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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 Baker (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 Baker. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Baker is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Baker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baker:
- Jackson County (The home county of Baker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Peoples
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Log Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Benge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Locust Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Spears
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Paint Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Nina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Hyattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Mount Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Pollard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Little Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Logana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Greenmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
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- Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
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- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
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- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Heidelberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Idamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Helens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Zachariah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Primrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Vada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Turkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Preachersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Dog Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Broughtentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Ottenheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Halls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Logantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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- Hubble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Duluth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Bighill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Dreyfus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Bobtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Panola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Brassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Slate Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Travellers Rest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Pebworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Island City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lerose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Ricetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Vaughns Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Knowlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Clay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Pecks Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Powell Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Waltersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Barker Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Cat Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- North Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Old Clay City Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Piggville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- South Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Bee Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Wildie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Mullins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Renfro Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Hansford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Wolfe County
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baker, see our County-by-County Page for Baker.
Cemeteries Near Baker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker.
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 Baker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Red Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Isaacs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hade - Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (462 more) ...
- Dreyfus Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Baker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Morrill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Clover Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Bighill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Alcorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn
- Locust Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Disputanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Goochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Foxtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Brassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drip Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker.
Newspapers Published in Baker ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker.
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 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 Baker:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Jackson County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Baker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Baker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |