Do you know of Baker ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Baker. 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 Baker.<1>

We found mention of Baker as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in McLean County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named Baker ...

We found 49 communities that share the name Baker.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Baker.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 48 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Located In Illinois ...
- La Salle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Baker [La Salle County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Henry 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 Baker [Henry County].
- Alaska
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Baker.
- Arkansas
  - Lafayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Baker [Lafayette County].
  - Polk 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 Arkansas community of Baker [Polk County].
  - Searcy County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Baker [Searcy County].
  - Sharp County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Baker [Sharp County].
- British Columbia
  - 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 British Columbia community of Baker.
- California
  - Kern County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Baker [Kern County].
  - San Bernardino County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Baker [San Bernardino County].
- Florida
  - Bay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Baker [Bay County].
  - Lee 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 Florida community of Baker [Lee County].
  - Okaloosa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Baker [Okaloosa County].
- Idaho
  - Lemhi County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Baker [Lemhi County].
- Indiana
  - Sullivan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Baker [Sullivan County].
- Iowa
  - 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 Iowa community of Baker [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
  - Brown County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Baker [Brown County].
- Kentucky
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Baker [Jackson County].
  - Letcher 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 Baker [Letcher County].
- Louisiana
  - East Baton Rouge Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Baker [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Maryland
  - Queen Anne's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Baker [Queen Anne's County].
- Michigan
  - Kalamazoo 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 Michigan community of Baker [Kalamazoo County].
  - Oakland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Baker [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
  - Cass County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Baker [Cass County].
  - Clay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Baker [Clay County].
- Mississippi
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Baker [Union County].
- Missouri
  - Saint Clair County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Baker [Saint Clair County].
  - Stoddard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Baker [Stoddard County].
- Montana
  - Fallon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Baker [Fallon County].
  - Gallatin 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 Montana community of Baker [Gallatin County].
- Nebraska
  - Boyd County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Baker [Boyd County].
- Nevada
  - White Pine County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Baker [White Pine County].
- New York
  - Livingston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Baker [Livingston County].
- North Dakota
  - Benson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Baker [Benson County].
- Ohio
  - Champaign County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Baker [Champaign County].
  - Darke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Baker [Darke County].
- Oklahoma
  - Lincoln 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 Oklahoma community of Baker [Lincoln County].
  - Texas County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Baker [Texas County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Chester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Baker [Chester County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Baker [Washington County].
- Tennessee
  - Davidson 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 Tennessee community of Baker [Davidson County].
  - Dickson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Baker [Dickson County].
- Texas
  - Angelina 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 Texas community of Baker [Angelina County].
  - Cottle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Baker [Cottle County].
  - Floyd County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Baker [Floyd County].
  - Parker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Baker [Parker County].
- Utah
  - Salt Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Baker [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
  - Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Baker [Clark County].
- West Virginia
  - Hardy County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Baker [Hardy County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Baker ...

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Baker - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in McLean 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 McLean County.

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Baker 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.