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:
36.7790, -82.8929
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Baker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Coldiron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldiron Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Reasor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasor Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Powell Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Powell Valley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Dryden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321941 <5>
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Shupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shupe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupe Cemetery
- Sturgil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sturgil Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgil Cemetery
- Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arbuckle Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Slemp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Slemp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Olinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Olinger Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Dryden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Rawhide
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Stickleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Darnell Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Duffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Holmes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clinchport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Appalachia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Closplint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Lynch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fleenortown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Benham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Dizney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Kermit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Louellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #1481404 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481404 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 455 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keokee
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7789813 Lon: -82.8929412
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lee, 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- 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. |
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