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:
37.0648, -87.7792
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 Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Glass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Glass Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Pool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pool Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pool Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75579 <5>
- Dunning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Newson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newson Cemetery
- Dance Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dance Nichols Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dance Nichols Cemetery
- O'Hara Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The O'Hara Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hara Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- McConnell - Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McConnell - Pollard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell - Pollard Cemetery
- The McConnell - Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75577 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Scarberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scarberry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarberry Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Wadlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wadlington Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadlington Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Irvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Irvin Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin 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]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- McGowan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Cobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cerulean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Dawson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Dulaney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Crider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Trigg Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gracey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Saint Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Creswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fiddle Bow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Crofton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Eddyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Baker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Crofton
- Dawson Springs
- Eddyville
- Princeton
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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 #486243 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #486243 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton East
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0647702 Lon: -87.7791782
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Caldwell, 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 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. |