Welcome to West Baker ...

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

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

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

A typical abbreviation for West Baker: W. Baker

While the community is gone, the present day location for West Baker is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of West Baker is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where West Baker was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near West Baker ...

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

• California City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California City
  • California City is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California City <4>
• North Edwards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edwards
  • North Edwards is located in Kern County
• Edwards
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
• Johannesburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
  • Johannesburg is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <4>
• Randsburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randsburg
  • Randsburg is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randsburg <4>
• Red Mountain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
  • Red Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Mountain <4>
• Cantil
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantil
  • Cantil is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantil <4>
• Saltdale ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale
  • Saltdale is located in Kern County
• Garlock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock
  • Garlock is located in Kern County
• Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
  • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/