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THE COUNTY OF BAKER, Alabama

History and origin of name

Baker was created from portions of Autauga, Shelbv, Bibb, and Perry, by an act approved December 30, 1868. It was named for MR. ALFRED BAKER a resident of the portion taken from Autauga.

It was in the center of the State, west of Coosa, north of Autauga, south of Shelby, and east of Bibb and Perry.

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It had an area of about 700 square miles. There were forty-four and a half miles of railroad in the county; thirty-two miles of the road from Montgomery to Decatur, and twelve and a half miles of the Selma to Rome Railroad. The Coosa river was the eastern boundary line, but was not made navigable.

The original county seat was at Grantville but when the courthouse burned in 1870, It was moved to Goosepond, a stop on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The town was renamed had about 200 inhabitants around 1872. It was renamed Clanton to honor the GEN. JAMES HOLT CLANTON of Montgomery. There are no towns in Baker in 1872 but Baker, later became Chilton County, Alabama and

Baker had no history, and was not entitled to separate representation in the general assembly ⁱ