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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Baker (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Baker. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Baker is located in Hardy County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardy County: Frederick (VA), Rockingham (VA), Shenandoah (VA), Grant, Hampshire & Pendleton.

Below are the counties that are near Baker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baker:

  • Hardy County     (The home county of Baker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Wardensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lost City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <1>
    • Fort Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
    • Moorefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mathias
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Durgon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durgon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Lahmansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
      • Lahmansville is located in Grant County
    • Medley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arthur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Dorcas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
      • Dorcas is located in Grant County
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Grant County
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Grant County
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Sedan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Hampshire County
    • Yellow Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Junction is located in Hampshire County
    • Lehew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County
    • Romney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
    • Vance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County
    • Wapocomo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapocomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
    • Capon Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
      • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <1>
    • North River Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
      • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
    • Three Churches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
    • Slanesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
    • Ritters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Burlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Headsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County
    • New Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartmansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
      • Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
    • Sulphur City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
    • Keyser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pendleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Ketterman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
      • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
    • Brushy Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
      • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Mountain Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
      • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Lehew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Fawcett Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <1>
    • Rosenberger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
      • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Tulip
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Hayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
      • Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Stephens City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
      • Stephens City is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <1>
    • Day - Mar Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day - Mar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Nordic Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
      • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Echo Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Good
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
      • Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Page County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Rileyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimball
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County (VA)
    • Leaksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County (VA)
    • Luray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Page County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <1>
  • Rockingham County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Fulks Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
      • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Plains Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Timberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cootes Store
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
      • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Broadway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
      • Broadway is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <1>
    • Turleytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County (VA)
  • Shenandoah County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Jerome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Zepp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zepp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
      • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Columbia Furnace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Calvary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Mount Olive
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <1>
    • Toms Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Orkney Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Maurertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Mount Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Mount Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <1>
  • Warren County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
    • Overall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Reliance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
      • Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Bentonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
      • Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Royal Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Front Royal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Viscose City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baker, see our County-by-County Page for Baker.

Newspapers Published in Baker ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Baker:

Cemeteries Near Baker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • New Dale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dale Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Clagett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clagett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clagett Cemetery
  • Burlington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Cemetery
  • Alum - Bank Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alum - Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alum - Bank Cemetery
  • Heare Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heare Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
  • Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
  • Hotts Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hotts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hotts Chapel Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Baker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baker.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.

  • Needmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Hardy County
  • Doman ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doman
    • Doman is located in Hardy County
  • Fabius ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fabius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
    • Fabius is located in Hardy County
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Hardy County
  • Inkerman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkerman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
    • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Hardy County
  • Rio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Hampshire County
  • Wardensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kirby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Hampshire County
  • Van Buren Furnace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Furnace
    • Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Moorefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mathias
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Jerome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Glebe ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glebe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe
      • Glebe is located in Hampshire County
    • Old Fields
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fields
      • Old Fields is located in Hardy County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker.

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0413, Longitude: -78.7477    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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