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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Bakertown is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holcombville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Riparius
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glens Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glens Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jackson Summit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
    • North Broadalbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Broadalbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Mayfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Broadalbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
      • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <1>
    • Mills Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Berkshire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
    • Progress
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
    • Gloversville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Gilmantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Benson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
    • Piseco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Arietta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
      • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <1>
    • Wallins Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Fort Johnson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
      • Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <1>
    • Harrower
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
    • Rockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Edinburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Batchellerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
    • South Corinth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Porter Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagedorns Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
    • Mosherville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
    • Whiteside Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • English Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Greenfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
    • Hudson Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lens Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lens Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wadswarth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadswarth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadswarth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gifford Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gifford Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Main Street Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Side Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Partridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
  • West Day
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Day have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
    • West Day is located in Saratoga County
  • Stony Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Conklingville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
    • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
  • Sacandaga Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacandaga Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
    • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
  • Northville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
  • Batchellerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thurman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Warren County
    • 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]<6>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bakertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Bakertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3992, Longitude: -74.1310       In this case, the coordinates for Bakertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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