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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baker Cemetery

Lat:   39.4854°   (39° 29' 7")

Lon:   -78.9314°   (-78° 55' 53")

The Baker Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.

The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the southwest of the Baker Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Baker Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baker Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Waxler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waxler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waxler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waxler Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Umstot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umstot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umstot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Umstot Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sulter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Urice & Kerns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urice & Kerns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urice & Kerns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urice & Kerns Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Culp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Culp Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Beeman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeman Cemetery
      • The Beeman Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Moore Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Barton (MD).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403737 <5>
    • Duckworth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duckworth Cemetery
      • The Duckworth Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Duckworth Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Westernport (MD).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2399183 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Meadow View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadow View Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Queens Meadows Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Queens Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queens Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queens Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Queens Point Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Green Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Potomac Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potomac Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potomac Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potomac Memorial Gardens is located in Mineral County
    • Cabin Run Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabin Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabin Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cabin Run Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • Hutson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutson Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hutson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hutson Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • The Hutson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cresap Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405526 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Keyser
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rawlings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings
    • Rawlings is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlings <7>
  • Nikep
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
    • Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Barton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Lonaconing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Westernport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gilmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Piedmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Luke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
    • Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Headsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Headsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
    • Headsville is located in Mineral County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Short Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County
    • Pinto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
      • Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Midland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Bloomington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Klondike
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Fort Ashby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <7>
    • Ocean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
      • Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Woodland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • New Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Borden Shaft
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden Shaft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
      • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Brady
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brady. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Cresaptown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loarville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
      • Loarville is located in Allegany County (MD)

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 Mineral 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:

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 #1936507  (Baker Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1936507 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Keyser
    • County: Mineral         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #1936507 (Baker Cemetery)

The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/

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

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 West Virginia's counties, including Mineral, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Baker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4854, Longitude: -78.9314       In this case, the coordinates for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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