Bakers Crossing, Texas
Bakers Crossing, Texas | |
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Unincorporated Community | |
Coordinates: 29°57′44″N 101°8′52″W / 29.96222°N 101.14778°WCoordinates: 29°57′44″N 101°8′52″W / 29.96222°N 101.14778°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Val Verde |
Elevation | 1,516 ft (462 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 78840 |
Area code | 830 |
GNIS feature ID | 1377969 |
Bakers Crossing, a populated place located on the east bank of the Devils River in Val Verde County, Texas. It lies at an elevation of 1516 feet.[1]
History[edit]
Bakers Crossing is named for a pioneer that settled on that site at the "second crossing of Devils River" by the San Antonio-El Paso Road located at that place. Texas State Highway 163 now crosses the river on a bridge slightly to the west of the original crossing and the site of the earlier highway bridge. Camp Hudson, later Fort Hudson was located nearby to the south on the opposite bank near the mouth of Hudson Canyon and Huffstutler Springs.[2][3]
Cemetery[edit]
Fort Hudson Cemetery is located here.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bakers Crossing
- ↑ Timothy K. Perttula, The Prehistory of Texas, Texas A&M University Press, 2004, p.278
- ↑ Gunnar M. Brune, Springs of Texas, Volume 1, Texas A&M University Press, 2002, p.451
- ↑ "Details - Bakers Crossing Graveyard - Atlas Number 7465001705 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "Fort Hudson Cemetery in Bakers Crossing, Texas - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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