Baker, Oklahoma

Baker is a small rural unincorporated community in northeastern Texas County, Oklahoma, United States, ¼ mile north of U.S. Route 64. Tyrone lies six miles to the north-northwest on US Route 54 and Turpin lies eight miles to the east at the intersection of Route 64 and US Route 83 in adjacent Beaver County.[2]

Baker
Baker
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Baker
Baker (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′10″N 101°01′05″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyTexas
Elevation2,848 ft (868 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
73950

Originally named Bakerburg, the post office opened June 5, 1931. The name was changed to Baker August 15, 1953. The community is said to have been named for Rueben F. Baker.[3]

NRHP Sites

Both the Baker Woodframe Elevator and the separate Baker Woodframe Grain Elevator are NRHP-listed.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Oklahoma
  2. Oklahoma Atlas & Gazeteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 16 ISBN 0899332838
  3. Shirk, George H., Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, p. 16 ISBN 0-8061-2028-2



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