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Welcome to Baidland ...

Baidland is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baidland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Baidland is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Baidland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Baidland, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Baidland ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Monroeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • West Mifflin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Whitehall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baidland ...

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

Adding Baidland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baidland 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 (so far) for Baidland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Baidland post office opened in 1887. The Baidland post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baidland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baidland - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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