Welcome to Baylor ...

Baylor is located in Valley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baylor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Baylor is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Baylor is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Baylor lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Baylor is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Baylor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Baylor - they are located in Alabama, Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Baylor ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Baylor.

• Opheim
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opheim
  • Opheim is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opheim <4>
• Larslan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larslan
  • Larslan is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larslan <4>
• Glentana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glentana
  • Glentana is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glentana <4>
• Saint Marie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marie
  • Saint Marie is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marie <4>
• Roanwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanwood
  • Roanwood is located in Valley County
• Richland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• West Poplar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poplar
• Vandalia
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Peerless
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Peerless is located in Daniels County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peerless <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 Baylor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baylor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baylor ...

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

Adding Baylor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Baylor post office opened in 1911.

We also found Baylor on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baylor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/