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:
35.4659, -82.5860
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 Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 23 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.
- Long Shoals Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Long Shoals Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Calvary Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Churchyard Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Churchyard Cemetery
- The Calvary Churchyard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #524290 <5>
- Whitaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Sitton - Gillespie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mills River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mills River Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River Cemetery
- Patty's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- West Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Chapel Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chapel Cemetery
- Old Academy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Academy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Academy Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Pisgah View Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah View Memorial Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah View Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Candler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48445 <5>
- O'Kelley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The O'Kelley Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kelley Cemetery
- Mill Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Pond Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Cemetery
- Shepherd Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd Memorial Park is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Memorial Park
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Avery Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Bent Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Arden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Skyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Busbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Mills River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Enka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enka Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- West Asheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Candler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sayles Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Redwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Glady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Asheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Balfour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Pinehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Cumberland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Azalea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Swannanoa Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
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. The following communities are located in Buncombe 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 #1008858 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008858 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 693 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skyland
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4659463 Lon: -82.5859569
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, 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 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. |
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