Baker, Kansas

Baker is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of 2023, it is located in a rural area with two houses remaining at the original town site.

History

Baker was laid out in 1882 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the town was named for the Baker family, the original owners of the town site.^[2] A post office was opened in Baker in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.^[3]

References

↑ "Baker, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 746.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

External links

Brown County maps: Current Archived March 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived February 24, 2024, at the Wayback Machine, KDOT

39°45′15″N 95°33′47″W / 39.75417°N 95.56306°W / 39.75417; -95.56306

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[GNIS-1] "Baker, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[2] History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 746.

[3] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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Baker, Kansas

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