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Welcome to Bakerville ...

Bakerville is located in Humphreys County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bakerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Bakerville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bakerville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bakerville: 931

Communities Also Named Bakerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bakerville - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois (2), Missouri, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bakerville.

Communities near Bakerville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bakerville.

  • Brevards Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Halls Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Pigeon Roost
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Johnsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
    • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
  • McEwen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Lobelville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
    • Lobelville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <4>
  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bakerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bakerville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bakerville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakerville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakerville. See our Newspapers Page for Bakerville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bakerville ...

Looking for more information about Bakerville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bakerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bakerville.

Adding Bakerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bakerville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bakerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Bakerville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Bakerville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bakerville.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bakerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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