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Welcome to Baker Heights ...

Baker Heights is located in Dougherty County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Baker Heights: Baker Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Baker Heights is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Baker Heights, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Baker Heights: 229

Communities Also Named Baker Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Baker Heights - they are located in Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Baker Heights ...

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

  • Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Albany is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Hinds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Sylvester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Eugemar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
  • Greenough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
  • Dawson Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • East Dougherty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
  • Lake Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
  • Relswood Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dougherty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baker Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.