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Welcome to Baker Camp ...

Baker Camp is located in Knott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Baker Camp: Baker Cp. (or less commonly used: Baker Cmp.)

Baker Camp is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baker Camp: 606

Communities near Baker Camp ...

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

  • Hazard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hindman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pippa Passes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Allen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Vest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tina is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker Camp ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baker Camp - 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.