Welcome to Baileys ...

Baileys is located in Gloucester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baileys, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Baileys is near sea level<3>.

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

Baileys is within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Baileys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Baileys - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Baileys ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Urbanna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Ordinary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <4>
• Country Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
• North
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Achilles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
• Ark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • Ark is located in Gloucester County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baileys ...

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

Adding Baileys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baileys 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 Baileys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Baileys post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baileys.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/