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Welcome to Bakerton ...

Bakerton is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bakerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Bakerton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bakerton (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bakerton: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Bakerton: 42711<4>

Communities Also Named Bakerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bakerton - they are located in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bakerton ...

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

  • Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Thompsons Store
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Russell Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Burkesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grider
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grider is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
  • Cundiff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cundiff is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
  • Leslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leslie is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bakerton ...

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

Adding Bakerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bakerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bakerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bakerton post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bakerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bakerton - 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 Bakerton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Bakerton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bakerton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bakerton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/