Baird is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Douglas County,
Washington
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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, 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 chann ...
and
Grand Coulee
Grand Coulee is an ancient river bed in the U.S. state of Washington. This National Natural Landmark stretches for about southwest from Grand Coulee Dam to Soap Lake, being bisected by Dry Falls into the Upper and Lower Grand Coulee.
Geo ...
.
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.
References
Ghost towns in Douglas County, Washington
Geography of Douglas County, Washington
Ghost towns in Washington (state)
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