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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 Bakertown (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 Bakertown. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Bakertown is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Bakertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bakertown:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Bakertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Athol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wevertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Holcombville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Riparius
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glens Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Chestertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
    • Northville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • Jackson Summit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • North Broadalbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
    • Mayfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Broadalbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mills Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
    • Berkshire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Progress
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Perth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Gloversville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
    • Wells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Gilmantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Benson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Speculator
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Piseco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Arietta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Sabael
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Indian Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
    • Hagaman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wallins Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
    • Fort Johnson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Harrower
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Rockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
    • Day Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Allentown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Edinburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Batchellerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • South Corinth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Porter Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Mosherville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Whiteside Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • English Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Greenfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
    • Fort Edward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hudson Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bakertown, see our County-by-County Page for Bakertown.

Cemeteries Near Bakertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bakertown.

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 Bakertown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bakertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.

  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wadswarth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gifford Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Main Street Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynwood Baptist Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Side Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Partridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Bakertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bakertown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.

  • Griffin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • West Day
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Day is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
  • Stony Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Conklingville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Sacandaga Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
  • Northville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Batchellerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thurman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Thurman is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bakertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakertown.

Newspapers Published in Bakertown ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bakertown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bakertown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bakertown:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bakertown) 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 Bakertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.