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Welcome to Baker ...

Baker is located in Jackson County<1>.

Baker is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Baker: 606

Communities Also Named Baker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Baker: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Letcher County.

Beyond Kentucky, 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), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 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.

  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • McKee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Annville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Locust Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch

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 Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.