A visit to the Bakertown 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 Bakertown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bakertown Cemetery:
41.8125, -86.3975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bakertown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bakertown Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bakertown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bakertown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bakertown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bakertown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Buchanan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1271 <5>
- Stevens Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Farm Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Farm Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- McGowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McGowan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan Cemetery
- Howe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Dragon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dragon Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon Cemetery
- Portage Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Prairie Cemetery
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Portage Prairie UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268878 <5>
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Galien Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Galien Twp. Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien Twp. Cemetery
- The Galien Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galien Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746630 <5>
- Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrah Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrah Road Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah Road Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Boyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyle Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Cemetery
- Glendora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendora Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora Cemetery
- Swem Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Swem Grave is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swem Grave
- Ann Beason Purdy Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bakertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bakertown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Dayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galien
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Hills Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Glendora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Niles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Snow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- New Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrien Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Baroda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Berrien Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinchman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Three Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crumstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- South Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Harbert
(12 miles [19.3 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 Bakertown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bakertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berrien Springs
- Buchanan
- Galien
- New Carlisle
- Niles
- South Bend
- Three Oaks
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bakertown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Berrien 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 Bakertown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2374163 (Bakertown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2374163 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: Berrien
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galien
- Location given for Bakertown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8125 Lon: -86.3975
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bakertown 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. |