Bayard in Grant County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Bayard

Population 3,036 - Elevation 6,152

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

1. Bayard Marker

Inscription. Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 – 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which was incorporated in 1925, lies in a great commercial mining region.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 300 CE.

Location. 32° 45.633′ N, 108° 8.717′ W. Marker is in Bayard, New Mexico, in Grant County. It is on U.S. 180 at milepost 122.2, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bayard NM 88023, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Rita Copper Mines (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Bayard (approx. 1½ miles away); Fort Bayard - 1866-1900 / Fort Bayard National Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Bayard (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ladies Auxiliary of Local 890 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Kneeling Nun (approx. 3.2 miles away); Reclaiming the Land

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); Modern Mining & Processing (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayard.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bayard (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Rear of Bayard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

2. Rear of Bayard Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

3. Bayard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,273 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.