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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bailes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bailes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bailes, please Contact Us.
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 Bailes (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 Bailes. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bailes is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Francis County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Francis County: Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Bailes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bailes:
- Saint Francis County (The home county of Bailes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Heth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Widener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Rawlinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forrest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Goodwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Jennette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Earle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edmondson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Crawfordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anthonyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Poindexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Pinckney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Amanca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Hulbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heafer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Horseshoe Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Parkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Levesque
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Wynne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twist
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Vanndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Cherry Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Hickory Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Bledsoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Haynes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Felton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Marianna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Birdsong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Whitton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Black Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marked Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Bemis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Morton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Norfolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Glover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lake Cormorant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Southhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Walls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Banks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Hunt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bailes, see our County-by-County Page for Bailes.
Cemeteries Near Bailes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bailes.
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 Bailes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bailes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorriss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Buck Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Bailes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bailes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bailes, with the one closest to Bailes listed first.
- Blackfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
- Newcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Parkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wittsburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wittsburg is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittsburg
- Widener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Earle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Levesque
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Colt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <2>
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crawfordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bailes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bailes.
Newspapers Published in Bailes ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bailes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bailes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bailes.
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 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 Bailes:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saint Francis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Woodruff County
- DeSoto County
- Tunica County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bailes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bailes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |