Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Baker County  Baker City

''This article is about a city in Oregon. For other localities, see Baker''

Quick Facts

 * GNIS ID #1167694

Founded in 1863, platted in 1864, 17th oldest city in Oregon, named for Baker County. Post Office established 27 March 1866 with William F. McCrary as postmaster. In 1911 the name was changed to "Baker" to conform to the new style adopted by the voters. The name was restored in a later election on 7 November 1989.

Baker City was settled for ranching and supply purposes rather than for gold.

Baker City is the county seat of Baker County since 1875.

Nearby Cities

 * To the west: Pocahontas, Pine (west), Wingville
 * To the north: Haines, Muddy Creek, Rock Creek, North Powder (just across county line in Union County)
 * To the east: Richland, Keating, Carson, Halfway, Pine (east), Oxbow, Robinette
 * To the south: Durkee, Huntington, Sumpter, Bourne, Granite, Greenhorn, Hereford, Unity, Pleasant Valley, Grant and Malheur Counties (as driving goes)

Archives and Libraries
Baker County Public Library 2400 Resort Street Baker City, OR 97814 Facebook

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery records of Baker, Oregon

Baker City Chinese
many had been disinterred and sent to China or California when the Chinatown dwindled


 * Oregon Gravestone Photo Project
 * USGS GNIS ID #1867977
 * Google map
 * Hometown Locator map
 * Findagrave.com

Mount Hope
44.76571°N, -117.81938°W


 * Oregon Gravestone Photo Project
 * USGS GNIS ID #1164117
 * Wikimapia
 * Google map
 * Hometown Locator map
 * Findagrave.com

St. Frances de Sales Catholic
(defunct and all remains removed to Mount Hope Cemetery)


 * Oregon Gravestone Photo Project
 * USGS GNIS ID #1867987
 * Google map
 * Hometown Locator map
 * Findagrave.com

Assemblies of God
Baker City

Baptist
Calvary Baptist

Elkhorn Baptist

First Baptist

Bible Fellowship
Baker Bible Fellowship

Christian Church
Baker City

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1907; microfilm 781501 item 8. (Covers Baker City, Bramwell, Cove, Emmett Idaho, Imbler, Indian Valley, La Grande, Mount Glen, Pine Grove and Union wards.)
 * History of Baker Ward Relief Societies 1896-1980 ▲ Family History Archive
 * Baker Ward Primary History, Union Stake, 1896-1968 ▲ Family History Archive

Baker City First Ward

Baker City Second Ward

Baker Valley Ward

Church of the Nazarene
Baker City

Community Church
Elk Horn

Episcopal
St. Stephen's

Jehovah's Witnesses
Baker City

Pentacostal
Victory Tabernacle

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian

Roman Catholic
St. Francis de Sales


 * Brief history of the Diocese of Baker

Seventh-Day Adventist
Baker City

United Methodist
Baker City

Directories

 * Baker City (Oregon) city directories
 * Baker (Baker County, Oregon) city directory : including Baker County residents, rural routes, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory, 1959-

Maps

 * Baker 1955, prepared by the Army Map Service; limited revision by U.S. Geological Survey

Newspapers

 * Newspaper clippings from the "Morning Democrat", Baker City, Oregon, 1905-1914 Was a early name for today's "Baker City Herald".

Vital Records

 * Funeral records of Baker, Oregon Compiled from different funeral homes. Some information may have been extracted from some obituaries.

Family History Center

 * 2625 Hughes Lane, Baker City. Call ahead for times - (541) 523-2397 - More details

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Baker Heritage Museum
 * Baker Heritage Museum Facebook
 * Historic Baker City