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:
35.9967, -85.5536
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 White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the southeast of the Baker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Baker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- Southern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Tollison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tollison Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tollison Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167432 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- O'Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Connor Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Macedonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136244 <5>
- Hutchings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macedonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Peeled Chestnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Burgess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Johnsons Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Drop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Darkey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Southtown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cookeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Quebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Philippi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
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 White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 White 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 #1276159 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276159 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: White
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cassville
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9967306 Lon: -85.5535895
- 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 White, 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' (or 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- 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |