Baker’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Baker. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBaker is a census-designated place in southeastern White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the main entrance of Great Basin National Park at the junction of State Routes 487 and 488. The town is named after an early settler, George W. Baker. As of the 2020 census, Baker had a population of 41. Public education is provided through the White Pine County School District. Baker 3-6 Elementary school is the only school in Baker.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 68 to 41 (-40%).
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Baker yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Baker’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baker’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Baker
See all 1 →Baker, decade by decade
1990s
Commons2014-08-09 14 25 43 View west along Nevada State Route 488 …2014
Commons2014-08-09 14 24 22 Speed Limit 40 miles per hour sign alon…2014
Commons2014-08-09 14 22 24 Central2014
Commons2014-08-09 14 22 02 First reassurance sign along westbound …2014
Commons2014-08-09 14 21 23 View west from the east end of Nevada S…2014
Commons2014-08-09 14 19 50 View south along Nevada State Route 487…2014
Commons2014-08-09 14 17 36 View south along Nevada State Route 487…2014
CommonsFrom the jeep2011
CommonsMainStreetBakerNevadaLookingSouthMarch20102010
CommonsBakerNevadaPostOfficeMarch20102010
CommonsRural views on water20081 historic place in Baker
1 place in Baker is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nevada (NV) - White Pine County - White Pine County - ED 17-1 to 27 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.