Kaufman County road leading to Baker Cemetery gets repairs; heavy rains left it nearly impassable




Baker Cemetery became almost inaccessible in recent months following heavy spring rains, but repairs that began July 13, 2015, to County Road 4042 will once again allow visitors to the 167-year-old cemetery.

Kaufman County Precinct 4 work crews replaced the old road that developed a multitude of deep, dangerous potholes. The potholes allowed a top speed of about 5 miles per hour prior to the repairs.

Baker Cemetery, which is in the Tolosa community off of Highway 274, is named after the John Baker family that migrated from Illinois to Texas in 1835. The cemetery began as a family burial site when the infant William Baker died in 1848.

There are now 852 people buried at Baker Cemetery, including many pioneer families and their descendants.

Some of the graves are those of veterans of the Republic of Texas Army, the Civil War, World War II and the Korean War.

 




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EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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