Welcome to Laird ...
So far, we found very little information about Laird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Laird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Laird, please Contact Us.
Laird would have been located within present day Dinwiddie County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laird, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Laird is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Laird was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Laird was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Laird ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Laird - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laird.
Communities near Laird ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laird.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jarratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKenney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Rowanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Callaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Laird. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laird.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laird. 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 Laird.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laird. See our Newspapers Page for Laird.
Adding Laird to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laird in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Laird was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Laird post office opened in 1891. The Laird post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laird.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Laird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laird - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Laird area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Laird 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> | 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/ |