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:
33.8829, -88.3114
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Baker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sartor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sartor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Boggan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boggan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cockerham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockerham Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blaylock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blaylock Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaylock Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Lann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lann Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lann Cemetery
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilleylen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilleylen Cemetery
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilleylen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilleylen Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Beeks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beeks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Marchbanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marchbanks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks Cemetery
- Moss & Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moss & Reed Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss & Reed Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Greenwood Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gattman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Ales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Sulligent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Amory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Kolola Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Beaverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hightogy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Wren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Sulligent
- Vernon
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #666468 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666468 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenwood Springs
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8828876 Lon: -88.3114273
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |