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Welcome to Baird ...

So far, we found very little information about Baird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Baird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baird, please Contact Us.


Baird would have been located within present day Granite County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Baird is 3,870 feet [1,180 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Baird is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Baird was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Baird, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Code where Baird was located: 406

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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

  • Drummond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stump Town is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Reynolds City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
  • Greenough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Chicago
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • New Chicago is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago

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.

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 Baird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baird - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.