Baker, the name of counties in four of the United States. I. A central county of Alabama, bounded E. by the Coosa river, and watered by affluents of that stream and of the Alabama and Cahawba; area, 665 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 6,194, of whom 1,137 were colored. The Sel-ma, Rome, and Dalton, and the South and North Alabama railroads traverse the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 11,728 bushels of wheat, 131,311 of Indian corn, 6,238 of oats, 29,571 of sweet potatoes, and 1,360 bales of cotton. Capital, Grantville. II. A N. E. county of Florida, bounded N. and N. E. by Georgia, from which it is partly separated by the N. fork of the St. Mary's river; area, 570 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 1,325, of whom 290 were colored. It is watered by several streams and small lakes, and the Okefenoke swamp extends in the N. W. portion. The Florida Central railroad passes through the county. In 1870 the county produced 10,403 bushels of corn, 1,715 of oats, 6,150 of sweet potatoes, 83 bales of cotton, 29 hhds. of sugar, and'3,075 gallons of molasses. Capital, Sanderson. III. A S. W. county of Georgia, bounded S. E. by Flint river and intersected by Ichawaynoochaway creek; area, 1,400 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 6,843, of whom 4,956 were colored. The surface is level and the soil fertile.

The chief productions in 1870 were 153,986 bushels of Indian corn, 5,684 of sweet potatoes, and 5,556 bales of cotton. Capital, Newton. IV. A S. E. county of Oregon, bounded E. by Idaho, and S. by Nevada; area about 6,000 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 2,804, of whom 680 were Chinese. It is watered by the Owyhee and Malheur rivers, and other branches of the Saptin or Snake, which runs on its E. border. The Blue mountains skirt the N. W. corner. The county has mines of gold and silver. In 1870 the chief productions were 2,306 bushels of wheat, 37,426 of oats, 17,732 of barley, 7,377 of potatoes, and 1,944 tons of hay. Capital, Auburn.