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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 Baker Hill (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 Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 Hill is located in Jasper County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Chatham (GA), Effingham (GA), Beaufort & Hampton.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Baker Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Tillman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Hardeeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Okatie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pritchardville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
    • Bluffton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Shell Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Seabrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Battery Marina Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
      • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Burton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Daufuskie Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbour Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
    • Hilton Head Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Comfort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
      • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Garnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Scotia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Barkerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Estill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Early Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryan County (GA)
  • Bulloch County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Hubert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
    • Leefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County (GA)
  • Chatham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Port Wentworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
      • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <1>
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Chatham City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pooler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
      • Pooler is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>
    • Rossignol Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
    • Sharon Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
      • Sharon Park is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Woodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alabama Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Carver Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert M Hitch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
      • Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Savannah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Haddonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Rincon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Exley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Clyo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Guyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Marlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meldrim
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
    • Egypt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker Hill, with the one closest to Baker Hill listed first.
    • Newington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <1>
    • Oliver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Baker Hill ...

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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker Hill.

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 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 Hill:

Cemeteries Near Baker Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker Hill.

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 Baker Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Porter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
  • Humberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humberts Cemetery
  • Strobhar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strobhar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strobhar Cemetery
  • Arm Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arm Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arm Oak Cemetery
  • White Hardee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hardee Cemetery
  • Winkler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkler Cemetery
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • Rhoden Ward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhoden Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoden Ward Cemetery
  • Rincon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rincon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rincon Cemetery
  • Saucie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saucie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saucie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Pelote Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelote Cemetery
    • Mew Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mew Cemetery
    • Union Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Spring Cemetery

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

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

  • Hardeeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stillwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Rincon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
  • Okatie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clyo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Monteith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
    • Monteith is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Pritchardville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
    • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
  • Meinhard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
    • Meinhard is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Guyton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
    • Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Bluffton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Jasper County: www.jaspercountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baker Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3732, Longitude: -81.1212       In this case, the coordinates for Baker Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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