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Place Description
Baker Swamp

rises in E Cumberland County and flows SW into Reese Creek.

Bakers

See Ca-Vel.

Bakers Branch

rises in N Madison County and flows NE into Spillcorn Creek.

Bakers Creek

See Mud Creek.

Bakers Crossroads

community in S Franklin County.

Bakers Lake

a natural lake in NW Bladen County, approx. 1½ mi. long. Formerly known as Wilkinson's Lake.

Bakers Ridge

W Alleghany County.

Bakers Swamp

rises in N Washington County and flows NE into Kendricks Creek.

Bakersville

town and county seat, in central Mitchell County on Cane Creek. Alt. 2,457. Settled prior to 1857 and named for David Baker, who settled on a grant that he had at the site in 1797. During the latter part of the Civil War and until 1868 known as Davis, apparently in honor of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Inc. 1868.

Bakersville Township

central Mitchell County.