Baird, Mississippi
Baird is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.
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Unincorporated community | |
Abandoned store and post office in Baird | |
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Coordinates: 33°25′30″N 90°30′00″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Sunflower |
Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38751 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 711032[1] |
Baird is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Moorhead and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Indianola.
The settlement was named for John R. Baird, the former owner of the town site.[2]
In the early 1900s, a station of the Southern Railway was located in Baird.[2] The track has since been removed.
Gallery
- Sign to Baird
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baird, Mississippi
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 179.
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