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Welcome to Bakers Crossroads ...

Bakers Crossroads is located in Calloway County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bakers Crossroads: Bakers Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bakers Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Bakers Crossroads.

Bakers Crossroads is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bakers Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bakers Crossroads: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Bakers Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bakers Crossroads - they are located in Illinois, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bakers Crossroads ...

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

  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Paris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Paris is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
  • Dunlap ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
  • Oak Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Puryear
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Hardin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hazel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bakers Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bakers Crossroads - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Bakers Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Bakers Crossroads 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.