Welcome to Dailey ...

Dailey is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Dailey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dailey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Dailey is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dailey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Dailey (for example, toward Michiana Shores (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Dailey lies within the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Dailey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dailey - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Illinois, Montana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dailey ...

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

• South Bend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <4>
• Elkhart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
• Mishawaka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
  • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <4>
• Niles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <4>
• Dowagiac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowagiac
  • Dowagiac is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowagiac <4>
• Buchanan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Osceola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Berrien Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
  • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <4>
• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Cassopolis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassopolis
  • Cassopolis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassopolis <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dailey ...

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

Adding Dailey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dailey 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 Dailey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dailey post office opened in 1872.

We also found Dailey mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dailey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dailey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/