Our Genealogy Helper
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 Baxter (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 Baxter. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Baxter is located in Berkeley County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Baxter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baxter:
- Berkeley County (The home county of Baxter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gerrardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Swan Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Darkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scrabble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Good
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Okonoko
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Capon Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- North River Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Higginsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Middleway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Charles Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Summit Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bolivar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bloomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Kabletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Holton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Cherry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Sleepy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Stotlers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Woodmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Little Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Flintstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oldtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Pleasant Walk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Burkittsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Big Pool
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Pearre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Spielman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Huyett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Fairplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Purcell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Claylick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Mercersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Milnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Dickey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Greencastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Wingerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Fort Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Sipes Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Emmaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- McConnellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Wadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Shockeysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cross Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Good
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Welltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Nordic Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Georges Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baxter, see our County-by-County Page for Baxter.
Cemeteries Near Baxter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baxter.
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 Baxter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baxter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Hedgesville.
- The Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hedges Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1079636 <3>
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsontown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snyders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butler Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allensville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duckwall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Baxter had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Holton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Jones Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Mountain is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Ernstville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Cherry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Spring Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Little Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Sleepy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Green Spring Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ridersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stotlers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Berkeley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baxter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baxter.
Newspapers Published in Baxter ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baxter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baxter, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baxter.
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 either 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 Baxter:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Berkeley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Baxter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Baxter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |