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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 Baker (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 Baker. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Baker is located in Hardy County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardy County: Frederick (VA), Rockingham (VA), Shenandoah (VA), Grant, Hampshire & Pendleton.

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

  • Hardy County     (The home county of Baker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Inkerman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inkerman
      • From Baker to Inkerman
    • Wardensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lost City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <2>
    • Fort Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moorefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mathias
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Durgon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durgon
      • From Baker to Durgon
    • Peru
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Baker to Peru
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Lahmansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Medley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arthur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Seymourville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dorcas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maysville
      • From Baker to Maysville
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
      • Seemly is located in Grant County
    • Pansy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pansy
      • From Baker to Pansy
    • Hopeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopeville
      • From Baker to Hopeville
  • Hampshire County
  • Mineral County
  • Pendleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Ketterman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketterman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
      • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ketterman
      • From Baker to Ketterman
    • Brushy Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Mountain Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lehew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lehew
      • From Baker to Lehew
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fawcett Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fawcett Gap
      • From Baker to Fawcett Gap
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Rosenberger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosenberger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
      • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosenberger
      • From Baker to Rosenberger
    • Tulip
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tulip
      • From Baker to Tulip
    • Hayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stephens City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Day - Mar Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day - Mar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Nordic Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
      • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Echo Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Page County (VA)
  • Rockingham County (VA)
  • Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Warren County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Overall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reliance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bentonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarville
      • From Baker to Cedarville
    • Front Royal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Viscose City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Baker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Dale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clagett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clagett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clagett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burlington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alum - Bank Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alum - Bank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alum - Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heare Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heare Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hotts Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hotts Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hotts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Needmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Hardy County
  • Doman ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doman
    • Doman is located in Hardy County
  • Fabius ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fabius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
    • Fabius is located in Hardy County
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Hardy County
  • Inkerman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
    • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inkerman
    • From Baker to Inkerman
  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Hardy County
  • Rio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Hampshire County
  • Wardensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kirby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Hampshire County
  • Van Buren Furnace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Furnace
    • Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Moorefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mathias
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Jerome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerome
      • From Baker to Jerome
    • Glebe ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glebe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe
      • Glebe is located in Hampshire County
    • Old Fields
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fields
      • Old Fields is located in Hardy County

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

Newspapers Published in Baker ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Baker:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.
<5>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 Baker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0413, Longitude: -78.7477    









 

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