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:
33.3870, -96.6186
The Baker Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mugg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mantua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smallwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Van Alstyne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forbis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melissa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Alstyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhea Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Altoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Bean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Howe
- McKinney
- Tom Bean
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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 #1351430 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1351430 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Alstyne
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3867783 Lon: -96.6186014
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Baker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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