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Welcome to Baileyville ...

Baileyville is located in Nemaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baileyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Baileyville is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baileyville: 785

The ZIP code for Baileyville: 66404<3>

Communities Also Named Baileyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Baileyville - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Baileyville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baileyville ...

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

Adding Baileyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baileyville 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 Baileyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baileyville post office opened in 1880.

We also found Baileyville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baileyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Nemaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baileyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Baileyville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Baileyville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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