Welcome to Baker ...

Baker is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Baker is located in Cottle County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Baker, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Baker is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Baker ...

While we believe that this Baker is located in Cottle County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Baker. Those communities are located in the following counties: Angelina, Floyd and Parker County.

Beyond Texas, there are 50 communities that are also named Baker - 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), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Baker ...

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

• Childress
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Childress is located in Childress County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childress <4>
• Paducah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in Cottle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Kirkland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <4>
• Goodlett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett
  • Goodlett is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlett <4>
• Cee Vee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
  • Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <4>
• Tell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
  • Tell is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell <4>
• Carey
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Childress County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <4>
• Quanah
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
  • Quanah is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <4>
• Chalk
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Chalk is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk <4>
• Narcisso
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcisso
  • Narcisso is located in Cottle 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 Baker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker ...

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

Adding Baker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baker in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baker was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/