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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bakers Corners (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bakers Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Bakers Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

A typical abbreviation for Bakers Corners: Bakers Cors.

While the name of this community is Bakers Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bakers Corners may originally have been Baker's Corners.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bakers Corners might be written as Baker Corners.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bakers Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bakers Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bakers Corners is located in Dane County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

Below are the counties that are near Bakers Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bakers Corners:

Dane County (The home county of Bakers Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.
- East Bristol
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - East Bristol is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- North Bristol
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - North Bristol is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Sun Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Windsor is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- DeForest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - DeForest is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Morrisonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Morrisonville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Pierceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Pierceville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Marshall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Marshall is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Burke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Burke is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Cottage Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Darwin is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Mendota
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Mendota is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.
- Keyeser
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Keyeser is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- North Leeds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Otsego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Otsego is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Columbus is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Fall River is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Arlington is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Doylestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Doylestown is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Rio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Rio is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Englewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Englewood is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Poynette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Poynette is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Wyocena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Wyocena is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  - Former names for Wyocena:
  - Duck Creek
  - Wiocena
- Lodi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Lodi is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.
- Astico
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Astico is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Reeseville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Reeseville is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  - Lowell is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Randolph
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Randolph is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Beaver Dam
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Clyman
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Clyman is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Fox Lake
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Juneau
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  - Juneau is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Minnesota Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Hustisford
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Hustisford is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Burnett
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Burnett is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Atwater
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Atwater is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
Green Lake County
- Kingston
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Kingston is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.
- Waterloo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Lake Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Lake Ripley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Milford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Milford is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Grellton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Grellton is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Watertown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Johnson Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Jefferson
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Carcajou
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Farmington
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Farmington is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Fort Atkinson
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.
- Cooksville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Cooksville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Edgerton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Edgerton is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.
- Merrimac
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Merrimac is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Prairie du Sac village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Sauk City is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bakers Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Bakers Corners.

Cemeteries Near Bakers Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bakers Corners.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bakers Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bakers Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.

Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
- The Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hauge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267328 <2>
Bristol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- The Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133271 <2>
Hampden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88097 <2>
North Windsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor Cemetery
Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
North York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York Cemetery
York Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center Cemetery
Leeds Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Center Cemetery
- The Leeds Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leeds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88322 <2>
Windsor Congregational Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Congregational Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993592 <2>
Sun Prairie Memory Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie Memory Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129066 <2>
Continue List (252 more) ...
- Deansville Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville Cemetery
- East York Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York Cemetery
- Hoepker Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoepker Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Bakers Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bakers Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bakers Corners, with the one closest to Bakers Corners listed first.

East Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
North Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
Keyeser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
Sun Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
Deansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
North Leeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
Morrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
DeForest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Columbus is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Otsego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Otsego is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Burke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Burke is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bakers Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakers Corners.

Newspapers Published in Bakers Corners ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 231 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakers Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bakers Corners, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bakers Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bakers Corners:

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>	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.
<3>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bakers Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bakers Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.