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Welcome to Baker Crossroads ...

Baker Crossroads is located in Cumberland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Baker Crossroads: Baker Xrds.

Baker Crossroads is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Baker Crossroads: 931

Communities Also Named Baker Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Baker Crossroads - they are located in North Carolina and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Baker Crossroads ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Crossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield Glade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Monterey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Ford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Grimsley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Baker Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee'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 Baker Crossroads - 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.