Welcome to Bard ...

Bard is located in Louisa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Bard is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bard is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Bard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bard - they are located in Arkansas, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bard ...

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

• Muscatine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
• Wapello
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• Columbus Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Mediapolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
  • Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <4>
• Lone Tree
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
• Winfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Fruitland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Morning Sun
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
  • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <4>
• New Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Ainsworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bard ...

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

Adding Bard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bard post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/