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West Baker

Ghost town · Kern County, California

Johannesburg SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Johannesburg SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

West Baker is a ghost town in Kern County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in Kern County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists West Baker as a historical populated place on the Boron 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 35.0436° N, 117.6937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoron
Elevation2,452 ft
Nearest living townBoron, CA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1693364
Coordinates35.04359, -117.69367

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What's there now

West Baker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boron, CA (population 2,627), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,452 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 West Baker?

West Baker is in Kern County, California, at 35.0436, -117.6937.

How many ghost towns are in Kern County?

Kern County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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