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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Baileytown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Baileytown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Baileytown is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Baileytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baileytown:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Baileytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileytown, with the one closest to Baileytown listed first.
    • Beachboro ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Beachboro is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
    • Estillfork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Estillfork is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
    • Skyline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Princeton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Princeton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Greerton ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Greerton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
    • Hytop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hytop is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
    • Hollytree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Narrows ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Narrows is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Pleasant Groves
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Tupelo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • DeKalb County
  • Madison County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileytown, with the one closest to Baileytown listed first.
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Columbus City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Lincoln County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileytown, with the one closest to Baileytown listed first.
    • Flintville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corder Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Howell Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Gattistown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Park City Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
    • Park City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarks Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Camargo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
    • Fayetteville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileytown, with the one closest to Baileytown listed first.
    • Orme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Richard City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • South Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • New Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baileytown, see our County-by-County Page for Baileytown.

Cemeteries Near Baileytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baileytown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Baileytown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baileytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baileytown, with the one closest to Baileytown listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Baileytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baileytown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Baileytown, with the one closest to Baileytown listed first.

  • Larkin's Fork ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Larkin's Fork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin's Fork
  • Estillfork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Estillfork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
  • Princeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Princeton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Greerton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greerton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
  • Hollytree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
  • Maynard Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Padgett ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Padgett is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
  • Tupelo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Narrows ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Narrows is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baileytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baileytown.

Newspapers Published in Baileytown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baileytown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baileytown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baileytown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Baileytown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baileytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baileytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.