Baxter, California
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Baxter | |
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  Baxter Location in California  Baxter Baxter (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′47″N 120°46′52″W / 39.21306°N 120.78111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer |
| Elevation | 3,891 ft (1,186 m) |
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Baxter is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 3891 feet (1186 m).
Baxter started as a travelers' rest stop on the Lincoln Highway, later US 40. Food, lodging, and gasoline were available at the site, which remained a service stop into the 1980s. Baxter was also the point at which US 40 was closed over Donner Pass during heavy snow. The townsite was destroyed by a wildfire in 1998.
The Baxter post office opened in 1935.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 447. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Sommers, Arthur (2010). Placer County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0-7385-7153-9.
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