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:
38.1051, -90.3032
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wagoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McCormack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <5>
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Bockenkamp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bockenkamp Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockenkamp Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Moeller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moeller Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeller Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Beckemeyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beckemeyer Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer 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:
- Kinsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Fults
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Bloomsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Flucom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Clement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Olympian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Knorpp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Lawrenceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crystal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renault
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Festus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Valles Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herculaneum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie du Rocher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>
- Madonnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Hematite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Horine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Prairie du Rocher
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #713563 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713563 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danby
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1050539 Lon: -90.3031754
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, 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 drawn 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. |