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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baker Cemetery

Lat:   39.5175°   (39° 31' 2")

Lon:   -94.0180°   (-94° 1' 4")

The Baker Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.

The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Baker Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Bethel Christian Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Petty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petty Cemetery is located in Ray County
  • Silar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silar Cemetery is located in Ray County
  • Estes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Mayes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Ray County
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Mayes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Sandals Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandals Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandals Cemetery is located in Ray County
  • Cowgill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowgill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowgill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cates Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cates Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Zeikle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeikle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zeikle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zeikle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Kincaid Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kincaid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kincaid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Sloan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Allen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Allen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Ray County
      • The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pollard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27295 <5>
    • Maddux Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddux Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
    • Gorham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Polo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
    • Polo is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <7>
  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Ray County
  • Cowgill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowgill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
    • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Georgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Georgeville is located in Ray County
  • Ovid ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ovid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Ray County
  • Elmira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Ray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Lawson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gould Farm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
    • Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
  • Braymer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Excelsior Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
    • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Converse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Converse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Clinton County
    • Homestead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Crystal Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Wood Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Woods Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
      • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
    • Morton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Ray County
    • Stet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
      • Stet is located in Carroll County
    • Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Richmond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Proctorville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctorville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
    • Lathrop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <7>
    • Holt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <7>
    • Excelsior Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
      • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <7>
    • Rockingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Ray County
    • Nettleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Nettleton is located in Caldwell County

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 Ray 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 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:

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 #742948  (Baker Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #742948 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Polo
    • County: Ray         Elev: 297
    • Location given for GNIS #742948 (Baker Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Ray, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Baker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5175, Longitude: -94.0180       In this case, the coordinates for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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