Bayard is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Allen County

Allen County, Kansas

Allen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...

, located in southeast Kansas

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, in the central

Central United States

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 United States of America

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. Although official populations are not compiled for unincorporated places, the population of the surrounding Osage Township was 316 in the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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.

History

In 1910, Bayard was a station on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad with a money order postoffice with one rural route, an express office, and some mercantile interests. It was a shipping point for the surrounding agricultural district. The population that year was reported as 50.

A post office was opened in Front (an extinct town) in June 1886, but it was moved to Bayard in August 1887 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in April 1943.

Geography

Bayard is located at 37°59′37"N 95°9′47"W (37.9936443, -95.1630313), in Section 36, Township 23 south, Range 20 east and Section 1, Township 24 south, Range 20 east. It is situated along the northern bank of a minor creek which empties into the South Fork Little Osage River. Contained entirely within Osage Township in Allen County

Allen County, Kansas

Allen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...

, it is about 15 miles northeast of Iola

Iola, Kansas

Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...

 (the county seat

County seat

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). Bayard lies less than a mile east of U.S. Route 59

U.S. Route 59

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 (a north/south route) where Texas Road crosses a Union Pacific railroad. The tiny incorporated city of Mildred

Mildred, Kansas

Mildred is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 28.-Geography:Mildred is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36 people,...

 is just 2 miles to the north along US-59, and the larger city of Moran

Moran, Kansas

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is more than 5 miles to the south.