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Welcome to Bailey ...

Bailey is located in Independence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bailey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Bailey is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bailey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Bailey - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, 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.

  • Batesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Southside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southside is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Bald Knob
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Diaz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Bradford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bradford is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Sulphur Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Pleasant Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people

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 (so far) for Bailey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bailey post office opened in 1907. The Bailey post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bailey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bailey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/