Bakers Corner, Indiana

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Bakers Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Bakers Corner
Coordinates: 40°07′50″N86°08′15″W / 40.13056°N 86.13750°W / 40.13056; -86.13750
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Hamilton
Township Adams
Elevation
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279 m (915 ft)
ZIP code
46069
Area code(s) 317/463
FIPS code 18-03196 [2]
GNIS feature ID430439 [1]

Bakers Corner is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Bakers Corner in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900. [3] Members of the Baker family served as early postmasters. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bakers Corner, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  58. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...the second postmaster was William H. Baker, and the fourth postmaster was Anthony Baker.


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