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Welcome to Baker Place ...

Baker Place is located in Lancaster County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Baker Place: Baker Pl. (or less commonly used: Baker Plc.)

Baker Place is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Baker Place lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Baker Place: (803)

Communities near Baker Place ...

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

  • Waxhaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
  • Pageland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Wyck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heath Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fort Lawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker Place.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baker Place. 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 Place.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker Place ...

Looking for more information about Baker Place? 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 Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baker Place.

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baker Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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