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Welcome to Bayard ...

Bayard is located in Duval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Bayard is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bayard: 904 & 324<3>

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, 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.

  • Jacksonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksonville Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
    • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
    • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
    • Pablo Beach
    • Ruby
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
  • Atlantic Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Cove Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Neptune Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Loretto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Duval County
  • Saint Johns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fruit Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Palm Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns 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 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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bayard post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayard.

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 State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Duval, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Bayard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Bayard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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