A visit to the Baird 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 Baird Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Baird Cemetery (FG ID #8823).
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 Baird Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baird Cemetery:
36.4808, -84.2608
The Baird Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elk Valley.
The cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Baird Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Baird Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Baird Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baird Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Samp Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Samp Meredith Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samp Meredith Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Baird Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Walden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Hatmaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hatmaker Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Henry Ayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Henry Ayers Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ayers Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Baird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baird Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanfill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- LaFollette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jellico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Isham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strunk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Smoky Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Demory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 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 Baird Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntsville
- Jacksboro
- Jellico
- LaFollette
- Oneida
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Baird Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 Baird Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8823
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276127 (Baird Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276127 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pioneer
- Location given for Baird Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4809137 Lon: -84.2607654
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Baird Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |