Welcome to Laird ...

Laird is located in Yuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laird, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Laird is 3,400 feet [1,036 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Laird is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Laird lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Laird (for example, toward Stratton (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Laird: (970)

The ZIP code for Laird: 80758<3>

Communities Also Named Laird ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Laird - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Laird ...

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

• Wray
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray
  • Wray is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wray <4>
• Haigler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler
  • Haigler is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haigler <4>
• Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
• Eckley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
  • Eckley is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckley <4>
• Parks
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <4>
• Saint Francis
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <4>
• Idalia
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
  • Idalia is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <4>
• Crete
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Chase County (NE)
• Wheeler
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
• Benkelman
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benkelman
  • Benkelman is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benkelman <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 Laird. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laird.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laird ...

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

Adding Laird to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laird post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laird.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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