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Welcome to Bayford ...

Bayford is located in Northampton County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bayford: 757 & 948<3>

Communities near Bayford ...

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

  • Exmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
  • Onancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Charles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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)
  • Melfa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 (so far) for Bayford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bayford post office opened in 1892. The Bayford post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayford.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/