Welcome to Bayard ...
So far, we found very little information about Bayard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bayard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bayard, please Contact Us.
Bayard would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Bayard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Bayard was founded in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bayard is 6,520 feet [1,987 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Bayard is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bayard was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bayard would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Bayard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Bayard - they are located in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, Ohio, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bayard.
Communities near Bayard ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Bayard.
- Bruno City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
- Jarbidge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbidge
- Jarbidge is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarbidge <5>
- Afton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
- Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bayard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayard. 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 Bayard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayard. See our Newspapers Page for Bayard.
Adding Bayard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bayard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bayard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bayard post office opened in 1886.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bayard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |