Baker Cemetery

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.

Baker Cemetery is a historical marker in Kemp, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3708, -96.2128 near Kemp. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ware Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Noble Family Cemetery, Wright Family, and Kemp Black Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257009419. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.