Baker, Kern County, California
For the community in San Bernardino County, see Baker, California. For the place formerly with this name, see Boron, California.
| Baker | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Baker  Baker Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′32″N 117°40′03″W / 35.04222°N 117.66750°WCoordinates: 35°02′32″N 117°40′03″W / 35.04222°N 117.66750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 2,503 ft (763 m) |
Baker is a former [2] unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It was located in the Mojave Desert, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northwest of Boron,[3] at an elevation of 2503 feet (763 m).[1] Baker was 1.25 miles (2 km) east of West Baker, California.
A post office operated at Baker for a time around 1954.[3]
If the county is not specified, it would normally be taken to mean the town of Baker in San Bernardino County, approximately 90 miles (140 km) easterly.
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Kern County, California
- ↑ Kern County GIS data
- 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 997. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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