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Baird

Ghost town · Harrison County, Iowa

Dunlap SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Dunlap SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Baird is a ghost town in Harrison County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Baird as a historical populated place on the Dunlap SW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.7986° N, 95.6544° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDunlap SW
Elevation1,079 ft
Nearest living townDunlap, IA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID464200
Coordinates41.79860, -95.65445

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What's there now

Baird is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dunlap, IA (population 1,318), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,079 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Baird?

Baird is in Harrison County, Iowa, at 41.7986, -95.6544.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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