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:
36.9622, -83.9447
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the south southeast of the Baker Cemetery .
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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.
- Clouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clouse Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouse Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Scott Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Chapel Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Merrimac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Merrimac Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Cemetery
- Brafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brafford Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brafford Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Pfaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pfaff Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfaff Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hutchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Stacey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stacey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacey Cemetery
- Carty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carty Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Hale Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hale Family Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Family Cemetery
- The Hale Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74200 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crane Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Girdler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Heidrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Woodbine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Bimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Lily
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Corbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Corbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Dorthae
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Artemus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Marydell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sublimity City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Bryants Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Dewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Keavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Rockholds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Maplesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Trosper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Flat Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Scalf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 #2543219 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2543219 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heidrick
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9621933 Lon: -83.9447168
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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 Knox, 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. |
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