Welcome to Bagdad ...

Bagdad is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bagdad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Bagdad is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Bagdad: (502)

The ZIP code for Bagdad: 40003<3>

Communities Also Named Bagdad ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bagdad - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Bagdad ...

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

• Frankfort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shelbyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Simpsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Eminence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• New Castle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Pleasureville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Monterey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
• Smithfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <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 Bagdad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bagdad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bagdad ...

Looking for more information about Bagdad? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bagdad, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bagdad.

Adding Bagdad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bagdad post office opened in 1861.

We also found Bagdad in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bagdad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/