Welcome to Baird ...
So far, we found very little information about Baird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Baird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baird, please Contact Us.
Baird would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.
The location of Baird has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Baird, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Baird is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Baird is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Baird was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Baird once stood is in the (509) area code.
Communities Also Named Baird ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Baird - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baird.
Communities near Baird ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baird.
- Soap Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soap Lake
- Soap Lake is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soap Lake <5>
- Coulee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee City
- Coulee City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulee City <5>
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Hartline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Hartline is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <5>
- Banks Lake South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
- Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
- Mold ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
- Mold is located in Douglas County
- Stratford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Grant County
- Withrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Withrow is located in Douglas County
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Ephrata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
- Ephrata is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
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 Baird. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baird.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baird. 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 Baird.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baird. See our Newspapers Page for Baird.
Adding Baird to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Baird 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 Baird was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Baird post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Baird.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 Baird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baird - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |