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Baker

Ghost town · Boyd County, Nebraska

Spencer North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Spencer North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Baker is a ghost town in Boyd County, Nebraska. It is one of 3 former communities in Boyd County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Baker as a historical populated place on the Spencer North topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.9889° N, 98.7309° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpencer North
Elevation1,831 ft
Nearest living townAnoka, NE
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1845082
Coordinates42.98889, -98.73092

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What's there now

Baker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Anoka, NE (population 42), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,831 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Baker?

Baker is in Boyd County, Nebraska, at 42.9889, -98.7309.

How many ghost towns are in Boyd County?

Boyd County, Nebraska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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