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Baird is a
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in Douglas County,
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, United States. 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 west of
Coulee City Coulee City is a town in Grant County, Washington. The population was 549 at the 2020 census. History The town was named after nearby Grand Coulee. Coulee City was officially incorporated on May 10, 1907. Geography Coulee City is located at ...
, on the high ground between
Moses Coulee Moses Coulee is a canyon in the Waterville plateau region of Douglas County, Washington. Moses Coulee is the second-largest and westernmost canyon of the Channeled Scablands, located about to the west of the larger Grand Coulee. This water channe ...
and
Grand Coulee Grand Coulee is an ancient river bed in the U.S. state of Washington. This National Natural Landmark stretches for about 60 miles (100 km) southwest from Grand Coulee Dam to Soap Lake, being bisected by Dry Falls into the Upper and Lower ...
. A post office called Baird was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1934. James Baird, an early postmaster, gave the town his name.


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