Welcome to Bagdad ...

Bagdad is located in Caroline County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bagdad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bagdad is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bagdad is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Bagdad ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bagdad - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Bagdad ...

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

• Ashland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Bowling Green
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Penola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
  • Penola is located in Caroline County
• Taylorsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
• DeJarnette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
• Hewlett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
  • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
• Hanover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Tuck Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
  • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
• Beaverdam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Beaverdam is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <4>
• Gwathmey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwathmey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
  • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bagdad ...

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

Adding Bagdad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bagdad post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bagdad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/