Welcome to Bairdstown ...

Bairdstown is primarily located in Greene County<1>. A portion of Bairdstown extends into Oglethorpe County.

The location of Bairdstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bairdstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Bairdstown is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bairdstown: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Bairdstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bairdstown - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bairdstown ...

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

• Chamberlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Carters Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
  • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
• Swaggy Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swaggy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
  • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
• Greensboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Gum Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
  • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
• Union Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <5>
• Crawford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>
• Daniel Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
  • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
• Crawfordville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Taliaferro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <5>
• Arnoldsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsville
  • Arnoldsville is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnoldsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bairdstown ...

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

Adding Bairdstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bairdstown post office opened in 1845.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bairdstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/