More from the Baker Boneyard
Baker was founded as a station on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad in 1908, and was named after R. C. Baker, president of the Railroad.
Baker was established in 1929 by Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks (1857-1942), who was an American prospector, entrepreneur and pioneer who established several towns in the Death Valley area of California, including Fairbanks Springs (1904-05) and Shoshone (1910).
Baker's ZIP Code is 92309 and the community is within area code 760.
Baker is also the home of "The World's Tallest Thermometer"