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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Moore County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Moore County: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin & Lincoln.
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:
- Moore County (The home county of Bakertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Ridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Raus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Bell Buckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Vannatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Southgate Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Ruthledge Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Forest Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Stephenson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Teal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Garner Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Decherd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Frankewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Wheelerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Gattistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Flintville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Clarks Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Corder Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Elk Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Harms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Talley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Delina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Yell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Francisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Hytop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakertown, with the one closest to Bakertown listed first.
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Moore's Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
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.
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cobble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lois Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Majors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Majors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wanslow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1489 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
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.
- Ridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Tullahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Singleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Estill Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kelso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 32 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Moore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |