Welcome to Baxter ...

Baxter is located in Dunn County<1>.

Baxter is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Baxter: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Baxter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Baxter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia (2) 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.

• Menomonie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
• Glenwood City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
• Colfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Boyceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyceville is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
• Clear Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
• New Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton is located in Polk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
• Knapp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Knapp is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Prairie Farm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 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 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.