A visit to the Baker Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Baker Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Baker Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #38558)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baker Prairie Cemetery
Lat: 45.2664° (45° 15' 59")
Lon: -122.7002° (-122° 42' 0")
The Baker Prairie Cemetery is located in Clackamas County<2>.
The county seat for Clackamas County is located in Oregon City. Oregon City lies just to the northeast of the Baker Prairie Cemetery .
Establishment of the Baker Prairie Cemetery ...
The Baker Prairie Cemetery was established in 1863.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Baker Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barlow Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Historic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Colony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Colony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Irvin Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marks Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marks Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marks Memorial Park is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39086 <1>
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aurora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gribble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robert Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stafford Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meridian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meridian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery (West)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butteville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
- Zion Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canema Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barlow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barlow
- From the Baker Prairie Cemetery to Barlow
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <7>
- Macksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Willamette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Wilsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Needy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mulino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oregon City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Canemah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Donald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Donald is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <7>
- Hubbard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Linn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
- West Linn is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <7>
- Rivergrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Tualatin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beavercreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <7>
- Park Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marylhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <7>
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clackamas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Barlow
- Canby
- Canby lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Baker Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Donald
- Gladstone
- Hubbard
- Oregon City
- Sherwood
- Tualatin
- West Linn
- Willamette
- Wilsonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clackamas County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Baker Prairie Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1162043 (Baker Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1162043 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Canby
- County: Clackamas Elev: 49
- Location given for GNIS #1162043 (Baker Prairie Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38558
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Baker Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2664, Longitude: -122.7002 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |