Baird, Washington

Ghost town in Washington, United States

Ghost town in Washington, United States

Baird, Washington

Ghost town

Baird

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Coordinates: 47°37′13″N 119°28′11″W﻿ / ﻿47.62028°N 119.46972°W﻿ / 47.62028; -119.46972
Country| United States
State| Washington
County| Douglas
Established| 1896
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)

Baird is a ghost town in Douglas County, Washington, United States.[1] Baird is part of ZIP code 99115 and is home to the Highland Cemetery (also occasionally known as the Baird Cemetery). Baird appears on a 1909 map of Douglas County. The town was located about 7 miles (11 km) west of Coulee City, on the high ground between Moses Coulee and Grand Coulee.[2][3]

A post office called Baird was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1934.[4] James Baird, an early postmaster, gave the town his name.[5]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baird (historical)
2. ^ "Map". Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.
3. ^ "History". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
5. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 12\. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Washington, United States

County seat: Waterville

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* Bridgeport
* East Wenatchee
* Rock Island

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Towns|

* Coulee Dam‡
* Mansfield
* Waterville

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communities|

* Beebe
* Douglas
* Lamoine
* Leahy
* Orondo
* Palisades
* Saint Andrews
* Withrow

Ghost towns|

* Baird
* Bonita
* Jameson
* Sanderson

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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