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Welcome to Bayou ...

Bayou is located in Livingston County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bayou is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bayou lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bayou: (270)

Communities Also Named Bayou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bayou - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Bayou ...

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

  • Paducah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Metropolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvert City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Rosiclare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
    • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
  • Brookport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
    • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Golconda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
    • Golconda is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
  • Lone Oak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
  • Smithland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <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 Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayou.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayou. 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 Bayou.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayou ...

Looking for more information about Bayou? 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 Bayou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bayou.

Adding Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayou 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 Bayou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bayou post office opened in 1894.

We also found Bayou on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayou.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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