Baker, St. Clair County, Missouri

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Baker is a former community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The town site was inundated and destroyed with the creation of the Truman Reservoir. [1]

St. Clair County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

St. Clair County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,805. Its county seat is Osceola. The largest city is Appleton City. The county was organized in 1841 and named after General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory. St. Clair was also the 9th president of the United States in Congress Assembled. Under his presidency, the Northwest Ordinance and United States Constitution were passed.

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A post office called Baker was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1919. [2] Ike Baker, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker (historical)
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 38°11′53″N93°35′24″W / 38.1980816°N 93.5899305°W / 38.1980816; -93.5899305

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