Welcome to Bayard ...
So far, we found very little information about Bayard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bayard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bayard, please Contact Us.
Bayard would have been located within present day Harris County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bayard is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bayard was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Bayard (for example, toward Opelika (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Bayard was located: 706 & 762<4>
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, Florida, 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.
Websites for Bayard ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.harriscountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bayard, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bayard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bayard.
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maridale Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Phenix City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Branton Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Mountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Cusseta Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Glenns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
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.
Adding Bayard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bayard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bayard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bayard post office opened in 1886. The Bayard post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayard.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bayard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Bayard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. 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). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |