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Welcome to Byrd ...

Byrd is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byrd, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Byrd is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Byrd: 904 & 324<3>

Communities Also Named Byrd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Byrd - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Byrd ...

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

  • Palm Coast
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Augustine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Palatka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Augustine Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunnell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pomona Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Welaka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marineland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrd ...

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

Adding Byrd to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Byrd post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrd.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Saint Johns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byrd - 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 Byrd area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Byrd 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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