Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Baker Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Baker Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Baker Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Baker Corner: Baker Cor. (or less commonly used: Baker Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Baker Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Baker Corner is located in Dutchess County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Baker Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baker Corner:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Baker Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Pawling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Pawling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Dogtail Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Poughquag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beekman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Green Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Clove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- North Clove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Stormville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Dover Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Camby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- Arthursburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Ancramdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Balmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- New Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Gardnertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orrs Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Leptondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Towners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Putnam Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Deforest Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Dykemans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Lake Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Brewster Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Farmers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Brewster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Crafts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland County
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marlboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Esopus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clintondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plattekill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plutarch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Ardonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Modena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Paltz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sylva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Somers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Lincolndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shenorock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldens Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Boutonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Cross River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Ball Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Gaylordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Bulls Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- New Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Northville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Candlewood Lake Club
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- South Britain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middlebury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Middlebury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Bowers Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Beacon Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baker Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Baker Corner.
Cemeteries Near Baker Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Baker Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baker Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pawling Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pawling Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pawling.
- The Pawling Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pawling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641185 <3>
- St. John's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherman Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ave. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylordsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Morningside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beekman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Baker Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baker Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Quaker Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Pawling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webatuck is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webatuck
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- South Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- West Pawling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Dover Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
- Holmes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Patterson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Patterson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bulls Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Poughquag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Towners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baker Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker Corner.
Newspapers Published in Baker Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Baker Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baker Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |