Welcome to Bailey ...

Bailey is located in Mitchell County<1>.

The location of Bailey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bailey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Bailey is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bailey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bailey: (641)

Communities Also Named Bailey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Bailey - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2) and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bailey.

Communities near Bailey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bailey.

• Osage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
• Spring Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Grand Meadow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <4>
• Saint Ansgar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <4>
• Le Roy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Adams
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Riceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Riceville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <4>
• Lyle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <4>
• Elma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Lime Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs
  • Lime Springs is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lime Springs <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bailey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bailey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bailey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bailey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bailey. See our Newspapers Page for Bailey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bailey ...

Looking for more information about Bailey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bailey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bailey.

Adding Bailey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bailey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bailey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bailey post office opened in 1887.

We also found Bailey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bailey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bailey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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