A visit to the Baker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Baker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baker Cemetery:
36.5834, -83.1193
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sneedville. Sneedville lies just to the southwest of the Baker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Alder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alder Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Livesay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Livesay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Cemetery
- Testerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Testerman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Testerman Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Livesay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Livesay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Cemetery
- Pridemore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pridemore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pridemore Cemetery
- Goins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Jaynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jaynes Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes Cemetery
- Wallen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wallen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kyles Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sneedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Duck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Cranks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Galbraith Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Cawood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Surgoinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kepler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Bean Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Persia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Dizney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Mary Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Kenvir
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Evarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Verda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Redbud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
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 Baker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Rogersville
- Sneedville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Baker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Baker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276170 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276170 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kyles Ford
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5834231 Lon: -83.1193381
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baker 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. |