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:
36.6579, -82.3521
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 21 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.
- Jett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jett Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hickam Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Buttry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buttry Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry Cemetery
- Spuryer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spuryer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuryer Cemetery
- McMurray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Pullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch 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:
- Maces Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Mendota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mill Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Beechnut City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Fugates Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Hiltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Benhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Nickelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Blountville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Grigbys Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Sac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Burson Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
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 Scott 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 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 Scott 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 #1462696 (Baker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462696 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendota
- Location given for Baker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6578804 Lon: -82.3520875
- 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 Scott, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |