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Kemp in Kaufman County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Baker Cemetery

 
 
Baker Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rheba Bybee, July 16, 2016
1. Baker Cemetery Marker
Inscription. John Baker, his wife Eliza, and their family migrated to Texas from Illinois in 1835, settling on land granted to him. Baker Cemetery began as a family burial site with the death of their infant son William in 1848. Gradually this site became a three-acre community burial ground, serving other pioneer families and their descendants. Among the more than 800 graves contained here are those of veterans of the Republic of Texas Army, the Civil War, World War II, and the Korean War. The cemetery is maintained by an association established in 1984 and continues to serve the area.
 
Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9419.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 32° 22.248′ N, 96° 12.769′ W. Marker is in Kemp, Texas, in Kaufman County. Marker can be reached from County Road 4042, 0.3 miles east of County Road 4043, on the left when traveling east. When looking east, the marker is at the back, inside, of the cemetery , next to the flagpole. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kemp TX 75143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kemp (approx. 5 miles away); Mabank (approx.
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5.8 miles away); Roddy Lodge No. 734, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 6˝ miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Mabank (approx. 6˝ miles away); First Baptist Church of Mabank (approx. 6.6 miles away); Pyle Prairie Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); White Hall School (approx. 7.4 miles away); Lone Oak Cemetery (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kemp.
 
Baker Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rheba Bybee, July 16, 2016
2. Baker Cemetery
Baker Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rheba Bybee, July 16, 2016
3. Baker Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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