Baird, Mississippi

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

Baird, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Abandoned store and post office in Baird
Baird, Mississippi
Baird, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°25′30″N 90°30′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountySunflower
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38751
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID711032[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.

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