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West Virginia
Hardy

Baker

Baker is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in , , United States. Baker is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 48, West Virginia Route 55, West Virginia Route 29 and West Virginia Route 259.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Baker, West Virginia”, “Baker, WV”, and “Baker’s Run”
  • Postal code: 26801

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Hardy High School.

School
Photo: David Trawin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a high school located in Baker, . It was established in the late 1970s after the consolidation of two K-12 schools in Eastern : Mathias School and Wardensville School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McCauley and Baughman Settlement.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on the Lost River along West Virginia Route 55 shortly before the river "sinks" into an underground channel and reappears as the . is situated 2 miles east of Baker.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in eastern , , United States. It lies on the western flank of Breakneck Ridge in close vicinity to the Lost River. is situated 2 miles south of Baker.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. lies along West Virginia Route 55 to the west of Baker. The community most likely received its name because it needed more of everything. is situated 2½ miles west of Baker.

Baker

Latitude
39.04178° or 39° 2′ 30″ north
Longitude
-78.74474° or 78° 44′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,316 feet (401 metres)
Open location code
87F327R4+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158615975
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4797718
Wiki­data ID
Q4849099
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In Other Languages

From French to Volapük—“Baker” goes by many names.
  • French: “Baker”
  • Irish: “Baker”
  • Japanese: “ベイカー”
  • Malagasy: “Baker, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Baker”
  • Persian: “بیکر، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “بیکر”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بیکر، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Baker”
  • Volapük: “Baker (WV)”
  • Volapük: “Baker, West Virginia”
  • Volapük: “Baker, WV”
  • Volapük: “Baker”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Baker”. Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.