Welcome to Baxter ...Baxter is located in Harlan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Baxter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. Baxter is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Baxter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Baxter: 606 The ZIP code for Baxter: 40806<3> Communities Also Named Baxter ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Baxter: This one is located in Harlan County and the other is located in Jefferson County. Beyond Kentucky, there are 28 communities that are also named Baxter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baxter. Communities near Baxter ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baxter.
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 Baxter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baxter. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baxter. 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 Baxter. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baxter. See our Newspapers Page for Baxter. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baxter ...Looking for more information about Baxter? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Baxter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Baxter. Adding Baxter to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Baxter 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 Baxter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Baxter. Footnotes ...
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