Baird, Mississippi

Baird, Mississippi
Unincorporated community

Abandoned store and post office in Baird
Baird, Mississippi
Baird, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°25′30″N 90°30′00″W / 33.42500°N 90.50000°W / 33.42500; -90.50000Coordinates: 33°25′30″N 90°30′00″W / 33.42500°N 90.50000°W / 33.42500; -90.50000
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Sunflower
Elevation 118 ft (36 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38751
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 711032[1]

Baird is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.

Baird is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Moorhead and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Indianola.

History

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.

The population in 1900 was 300.[2]

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