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Welcome to Baker Ridge ...

Baker Ridge is located in Cobb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Baker Ridge: Baker Rdg. (or less commonly used: Baker Rdge. or Baker Ridg.)

Baker Ridge is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Baker Ridge (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Baker Ridge: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Baker Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Baker Ridge - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Baker Ridge ...

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

  • Roswell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alpharetta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunwoody West
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kennesaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kennesaw Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
  • Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cobb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baker Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Baker Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Baker Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.