Baker, Kansas

Baker is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Kansas, in the United States.^[1]

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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Kansas
↑ 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 4 June 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Hiawatha

Cities	Everest Fairview Hamlin Hiawatha Horton Morrill Powhattan Reserve Robinson Sabetha‡ Willis

CDPs	Kickapoo Site 1 Kickapoo Site 2 Kickapoo Site 5 Kickapoo Site 6 Kickapoo Site 7 Kickapoo Tribal Center

Unincorporated communities	Baker Mercier Padonia

Indian reservations	Ioway Reservation‡ Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡ Sac and Fox Reservation‡

Townships	Hamlin Hiawatha Irving Mission Morrill Padonia Powhattan Robinson Walnut Washington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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

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