Welcome to Baker ...

So far, we found very little information about Baker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Baker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baker, please Contact Us.

Baker would have been located within present day Boyd County<2>.

The location of Baker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Baker is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Baker was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Baker would have been located in the (402) & (531)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Baker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), 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.

• Fort Randall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
  • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
• Lake Andes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <6>
• Marty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Marty is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <6>
• Spencer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Butte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <6>
• Bonesteel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
  • Bonesteel is located in Gregory County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <6>
• Pickstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
  • Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <6>
• Lynch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <6>
• Geddes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
• East Gregory
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
  • East Gregory is located in Gregory County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people

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.

Adding Baker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baker in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>

From that list, the Baker post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/