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History · Baker Township

Half of Baker Township’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Baker Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1957 on.

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What stands out about Baker Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Baker Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baker Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Baker Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Baker Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Baker Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 717 and it contained 274 housing units. The township contains Morgan–Monroe State Forest.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 717 in 2010, 726 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the map

Baker Township on the map, 1957 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Baker Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Baker Township on the 1957 USGS mapBaker Township on the 1970 USGS mapBaker Township on the 1980 USGS mapBaker Township on the 1998 USGS map1957Modesto sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Baker Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Baker Township

Nobody well known was born in Baker Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eugene StonerAmerican firearms designer · b. 1922
William S. SadlerPsychiatrist and author · b. 1875
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John R. WalshAmerican politician · b. 1913
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George PearcyAmerican basketball player · b. 1919
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Henry PearcyAmerican basketball player · b. 1922
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Etilmon J. StarkAmerican composer · b. 1867
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Turkey Track
1cemetery inside Baker Township
Sodom

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ray Township1 historic placeA−Jefferson Township2 historic placesB+Washington TownshipIts storyDWashington Township14 historic placesABean Blossom Township3 historic placesA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.