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Welcome to Baldwin ...

Although we found mention of Baldwin during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Baldwin was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Baldwin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baldwin, please Contact Us.


The location of Baldwin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldwin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Baldwin is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Baldwin might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Baldwin would be found within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Baldwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Baldwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Baldwin ...

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

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Richmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicholasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
  • Berea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
  • Wilmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
  • Burgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Keene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
    • Cottonburg is located in Madison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldwin ...

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

Adding Baldwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwin 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 for Baldwin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Baldwin on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwin.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Baldwin and then turned east". While Baldwin could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Baldwin as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Baldwin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baldwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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