Welcome to Baywood ...

Baywood is located in Putnam County<1>.

The location of Baywood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Baywood is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Baywood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Baywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Baywood: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 9 communities that are also named Baywood - they are located in California, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baywood.

Communities near Baywood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baywood.

• Palatka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatka <4>
• Keystone Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
• Hawthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
• Interlachen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <4>
• Penney Farms
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Welaka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welaka
  • Welaka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welaka <4>
• Hastings
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Florahome
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florahome
  • Florahome is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florahome <4>
• Grandin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <4>
• Hollister
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Baywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baywood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baywood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baywood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baywood. See our Newspapers Page for Baywood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baywood ...

Looking for more information about Baywood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Baywood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baywood.

Adding Baywood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baywood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Baywood post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/