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Welcome to Bayford ...

Bayford is located in Northampton County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Bayford (Patience, this may take a moment).

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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Bayford is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bayford: 757 & 948<4>

Communities near Bayford ...

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

  • Exmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <5>
  • Onancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Charles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
    • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <5>
  • Belle Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Onley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Nassawadox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cheriton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
    • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <5>
  • Melfa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
    • Eastville is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <5>
  • Wachapreague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayford ...

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

Adding Bayford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayford 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 Bayford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bayford post office opened in 1892.

We also found Bayford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayford.

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Bayford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Bayford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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