Welcome to Bailey Island ...

Bailey Island is located on Bailey Island.

Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Bailey Island 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 Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Bailey Island: Bailey Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bailey Island is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bailey Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bailey Island: (207)

The ZIP code for Bailey Island: 04003<4>

Communities near Bailey Island ...

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

• Portland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• South Portland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <5>
• Scarborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Westbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <5>
• Falmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <5>
• Cape Elizabeth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Elizabeth
  • Cape Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Elizabeth <5>
• Topsham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <5>
• Freeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Yarmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <5>

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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bailey Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bailey Island. 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 Island.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bailey Island ...

Looking for more information about Bailey Island? 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 Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bailey Island.

Adding Bailey Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bailey Island 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 Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bailey Island post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bailey Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/