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Welcome to Baker ...

Baker is located in Sullivan County<1>.

Baker is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Baker: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Baker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Baker - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas (4), British Columbia (2), California (2), Florida (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Baker ...

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

  • Linton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Worthington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Palestine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dugger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hymera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baker - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Baker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Baker 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.