Lockney in Floyd County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The J. A. Baker Store

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

1. The J. A. Baker Store Marker

Inscription. Opened 1894; one of the Texas South Plains' oldest mercantile houses still owned by founding family. James Artemas Baker (1859-1917), founder of this store and town of Lockney, was born near Dallas and lived in Hamilton from 1879 to July 1890, when he moved here. Acting postmaster in 1893, and serving by appointment 1894-1901, he freighted and, with help of his wife Alice, ran this store, selling hardware, sundries, dry goods, groceries. Town also relied on Baker's store safe for banking in the early days.
After frame building burned, this structure was erected 1914.

Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5361.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1890.

Location. 34° 7.408′ N, 101° 26.508′ W. Marker is in Lockney, Texas, in Floyd County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and College Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Main Street, Lockney TX 79241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Methodist Church of Lockney (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Ellison Burns

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(about 700 feet away); First Baptist Church of Lockney (about 800 feet away); Della Plain (approx. 7.8 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 9.4 miles away); Bellview Community and School (approx. 10 miles away); Commercial Hotel (approx. 11.3 miles away); Dolphin Ward Floyd (approx. 11.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockney.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

2. The J. A. Baker Store Marker

The J. A. Baker Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

3. The J. A. Baker Store

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.