Welcome to Bayard ...

Bayard is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

Bayard is near sea level<2>.

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

Bayard is within the (302) 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, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska (2), Nevada, 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 10 communities that are near Bayard.

• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Ocean City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <3>
• Berlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <3>
• Millsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <3>
• Lewes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
  • Lewes is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <3>
• Selbyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <3>
• Ocean View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <3>
• Rehoboth Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Beach
  • Rehoboth Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth Beach <3>
• Pittsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Pittsville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <3>
• Bethany Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Beach
  • Bethany Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany Beach <3>

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayard ...

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

Adding Bayard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/