Welcome to Fort Bayard ...

Fort Bayard is located in southwest New Mexico.

Fort Bayard is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Bayard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Bayard: Ft. Bayard

Fort Bayard is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Bayard is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fort Bayard (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Fort Bayard: 575

Communities near Fort Bayard ...

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

• Silver City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silver City
  • From Fort Bayard to Silver City
• Hurley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
• Santa Rita ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Santa Rita is located in Grant County
• Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinos Altos
  • From Fort Bayard to Pinos Altos
• Pinos Altos
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinos Altos <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinos Altos
  • From Fort Bayard to Pinos Altos
• Little Walnut Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
• Mimbres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
  • Mimbres is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mimbres
  • From Fort Bayard to Mimbres
• Whitewater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Grant County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitewater
  • From Fort Bayard to Whitewater
• Old Town
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Luna County
• Gila
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gila
  • From Fort Bayard to Gila

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Bayard ...

Looking for more information about Fort Bayard? 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 Fort Bayard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Bayard.

Adding Fort Bayard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fort Bayard post office opened in 1867.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Bayard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/