Baker, Kansas

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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.

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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]

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References

  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.

Further reading

39°45′15″N95°33′47″W / 39.75417°N 95.56306°W / 39.75417; -95.56306


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