Welcome to Baker ...

Baker is located in La Salle County<1>.

The location of Baker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Baker is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Baker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Baker: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Baker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Baker: This one is located in La Salle County and the other is located in McLean County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 50 communities that are also named Baker - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas (4), British Columbia (2), California (2), Florida (3), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker.

Communities near Baker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baker.

• Ottawa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Plano
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <5>
• La Salle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Sandwich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Sandwich is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandwich <5>
• Mendota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
  • Mendota is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <5>
• Sheridan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Hinckley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <5>
• Somonauk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somonauk
  • Somonauk is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somonauk <5>
• Earlville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
• Waterman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
  • Waterman is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterman <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Baker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker. See our Newspapers Page for Baker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker ...

Looking for more information about Baker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Baker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baker.

Adding Baker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baker post office opened in 1890.

We also found Baker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov