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Welcome to Baird ...

Baird is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baird, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Baird is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baird: 662

Communities Also Named Baird ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Baird - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Baird ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baird ...

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

Adding Baird to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Baird post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baird.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baird - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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