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Welcome to Bakers ...

Bakers is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Bakers is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bakers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Bakers: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Chester County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 50 communities that are also named Bakers - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas (4), British Columbia (2), California (2), Florida (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Bakers ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bakers, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bakers ...

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

  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Canonsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Monessen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
    • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <3>
  • California
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Donora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
    • Donora is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <3>
  • Monongahela
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
    • Monongahela is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <3>
  • Charleroi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <3>
  • Masontown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bakers ...

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

Adding Bakers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Bakers on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bakers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bakers - 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.
<4>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.