A visit to the Baber 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 Baber Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Baber Cemetery (FG ID #8782).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Baber Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baber Cemetery:
35.8542, -88.1709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baber Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Baber Cemetery is located in Benton County<3>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Baber Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Baber Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Baber Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baber Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holladay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Brinkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Ritter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Hedge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hedge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Nowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11998 <1>
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Lovell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lovell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14664 <1>
- McIllwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tippitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippitt Cemetery
- Caney Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Fork Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Baber Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baber Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chaseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Wildlife Cove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parkers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bruceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Anark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Hustburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- New Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Huntingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Baber Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baber Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Huntingdon
- Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Baber Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Baber Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8782
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276042 (Baber Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276042 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Benton
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holladay
- Location given for Baber Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8542304 Lon: -88.1708729
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Baber Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |