Baker, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76035. The Survey maps it on the Chapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chapin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Baker between 2003 and 2019, burning about 2,252 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILBURN |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MONROE HWY. |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE GRASS |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMALL FIRE |
| 15 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MILBURN |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CLEBURNE HWY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Top | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Western Lake | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Annetta South | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Harmony | 8.8 miles | 18 | |
| Buckner | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Annetta | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bethel | 9.5 miles | 18 | |
| Powell Crossing | 9.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1377968. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.






