Name derivation:Named in honor of Colonel John Baker, who fought for Georgia during the American Revolution. His company was the only party to reach mainland Florida during the Second Florida Expedition
Acquisition: Treaty of Fort Jackson (Creek)
Taken from:Early County
Counties created from:Calhoun, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell
Cities: Newton (county seat)

Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Baker County, Georgia
Baker County, Georgia, links

History and Description: Baker County was the site of the final battle of the Creek War of 1836.

With the county seat located on the Flint River, the courthouse has been the victim of flooding in 1925, 1929, and 1994 (Tropical Storm Alberto)