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Welcome to Bayle City ...

Bayle City is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayle City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Bayle City is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bayle City ...

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

  • Vandalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <3>
  • Nokomis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Elmo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ramsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Witt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Witt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <3>
  • Brownstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayle City ...

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

Adding Bayle City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bayle City 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 Bayle City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bayle City post office opened in 1883. The Bayle City post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayle City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bayle City - 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/