Named after Matthew Baird (director of the railroad), this city of almost 1650 residents has over 2.5 square miles of extension elevated more than 1720 feet above sea level. Nested between Clyde, Putnam, Potosi, and Moran; this municipality is more than 20 miles away from Abilene and close to 145 miles away from Fort Worth. Under the zip code 79504 and sharing border lines with the ghost town of Belle Plain, you will find more than 650 households and close to 450 families residing in the homeland of the Callahan County Library opened in the late 1930s.

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