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 Bakerton (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 Bakerton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Bakerton is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adair, Clinton, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell & Clay (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Bakerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bakerton:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Bakerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Dougan Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grider
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Marrowbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Cloyds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Dubre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Cundiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
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- Chance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chance is located in Adair County
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- Inroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Breeding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Fairplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Sparksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Crocus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Toria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Glens Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Flatwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
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- Gadberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Nell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Joppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Nobob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Slick Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Honey Acre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Dunnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Static
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Exie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Roachville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Edmonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Meshack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Hestand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Mount Hermon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Gamaliel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski County
- Vinnie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Long Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Esto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Murl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Shearer Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Slickford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rankin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Sumpter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Clementsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Fentress County (TN)
- Pall Mall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Taylors Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oak Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Static
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Byrdstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bakerton, see our County-by-County Page for Bakerton.
Cemeteries Near Bakerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bakerton.
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 Bakerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bakerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Flower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burkesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkesville Black Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hadleys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (568 more) ...
- Stotts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hardy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vincent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Bakerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bakerton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bakerton, with the one closest to Bakerton listed first.
- Amandaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amandaville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Burkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Leslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Creelsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creelsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelsboro
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Breeding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Marrowbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Cloyds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Kettle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kettle is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Hegira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hegira is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegira
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sparksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Seventy Six
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Crocus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bakerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakerton.
Newspapers Published in Bakerton ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bakerton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bakerton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bakerton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Green County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Bakerton, 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 from Point A (ie- Bakerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |