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Do you know of Baxter ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Baxter. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Baxter.<1>

Our sources for Baxter (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Baxter other than they indicate that Baxter would be found somewhere in Johnson County, Arkansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1871 and closed  in 1873.

Communities Also Named Baxter ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Baxter.

There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Baxter.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Drew County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Baxter [Drew County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lamar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Baxter [Lamar County].
    • California
      • Mariposa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Baxter [Mariposa County].
      • Placer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Baxter [Placer County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Baxter [San Bernardino County].
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Baxter [Pueblo County].
    • Florida
      • Baker County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Baxter [Baker County].
    • Georgia
      • Union County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Baxter [Union County].
    • Iowa
      • Jasper County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Baxter [Jasper County].
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Baxter [Cherokee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Baxter [Harlan County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Baxter [Jefferson County].
    • Michigan
      • Wexford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Baxter [Wexford County].
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Baxter [Crow Wing County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Baxter [Jasper County].
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Baxter [New Madrid County].
      • Stone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Baxter [Stone County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Baxter [Fergus County].
    • Nebraska
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Baxter [Scotts Bluff County].
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Baxter [Henderson County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Baxter.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Baxter [Jefferson County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Baxter [Lexington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Baxter [Putnam County].
    • Texas
      • Henderson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Baxter [Henderson County].
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Baxter [Berkeley County].
      • Marion County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Baxter [Marion County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Baxter [Dunn County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Baxter [Sweetwater County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Baxter ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Baxter:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

More Orphans in  Johnson County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Johnson County.

AdlerGoose Camp
 Grace
Bashams MillsGriffins
Berlin 
BolesvilleJohnsonville
Brownsville 
 Lambrick Spur
Cabin CreekLebanon
Calico 
Cazort SpringsMelson
ClineMorrison's Bluff
CobbsvilleMount Levi
Cobbville 
 Point Meers
DavisPowers
  
Eubank's MillsSacred Heart
 Saratoga
Flat Rock 
 Wardville

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Baxter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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