Welcome to Baird ...
So far, we found very little information about Baird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Baird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baird, please Contact Us.
Baird would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Baird, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Baird, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. The community was inundated by Lake Shasta in 1944.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Baird: Named after Professor Spencer E. Baird.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Baird is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Baird was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Baird still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Baird ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Baird - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baird.
Communities near Baird ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baird.
- Redding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <5>
- Shasta Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
- Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
- Former names for Shasta Lake:
- Boomtown
- Central Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <5>
- Bayha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Copper City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Shasta County
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elizabethtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
- McColl ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Morley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Ydaloom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Bully Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
- Elmore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Baird. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baird.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baird. 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 Baird.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baird. See our Newspapers Page for Baird.
Adding Baird to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Baird 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 Baird was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Baird post office opened in 1878.
We also found Baird in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Baird.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Baird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baird - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |