A visit to the Baker Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baker Chapel Cemetery:
35.2312, -84.6558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baker Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Baker Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the south of the Baker Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Baker Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Baker Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Council Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Council Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Cemetery
- Purselley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Purselley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purselley Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Campbellite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hambright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hambright Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambright Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Nancy Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nancy Ward Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nancy Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Benton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16162 <5>
- Parris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- McBrien - Burdett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem 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 Baker Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chestuee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luskville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocoee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Parksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Archville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- East Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Oldfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Lamontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Ball Play
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Chable ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Wildwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Etowah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327488 (Baker Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327488 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benton
- Location given for Baker Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2311845 Lon: -84.6557694
- 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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baker Chapel 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. |
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