Welcome to Bayfield ...

So far, we found very little information about Bayfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bayfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bayfield, please Contact Us.

Bayfield would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.

The location of Bayfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bayfield is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bayfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bayfield would have been located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Bayfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bayfield - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bayfield ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Cameron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Savannah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
• Country Club
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Plattsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <5>
• Gower
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <5>
• Wathena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <5>
• Elwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Maysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• King City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Gentry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>

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 Bayfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayfield.

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

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

Adding Bayfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayfield 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 Bayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bayfield post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bayfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/