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Introduction ...

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 Bailey (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 Bailey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Bailey is located in Lauderdale County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.

Below are the counties that are near Bailey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bailey:

  • Lauderdale County     (The home county of Bailey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • Hookston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Bailey to Hookston
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
    • Nellieburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Suqualena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Daleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meridian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
    • Lockhart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockhart
      • From Bailey to Lockhart
    • Russell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
      • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lost Gap
      • From Bailey to Lost Gap
    • Vimville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Quitman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
    • Pachuta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • Fellowship ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
      • Former name for Fellowship:
      • Masengale
      • Fellowship has also been known as:
      • Old Fellowship
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fellowship
      • From Bailey to Fellowship
    • Rose Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Penantly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garlandsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • Rio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
      • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
    • De Kalb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Porterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sucarnoochee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Electric Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Scooba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <3>
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • House
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tucker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Bailey to Tucker
    • Neshoba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocobla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocobla
      • From Bailey to Ocobla
    • Bogue Chitto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
  • Choctaw County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • Pushmataha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.
    • Cuba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kinterbish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Boyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd
      • From Bailey to Boyd
    • Sledge ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
      • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sledge
      • From Bailey to Sledge
    • Intercourse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Emelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bailey, see our County-by-County Page for Bailey.

Cemeteries Near Bailey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bailey.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bailey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.

  • Stenis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stenis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stenis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gum Log Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Log Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Log Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tinnin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lad Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bailey had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bailey, with the one closest to Bailey listed first.

  • Hookston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hookston
    • From Bailey to Hookston
  • Lizelia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
    • Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
  • Meridian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Topton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
    • Topton is located in Lauderdale County
  • Daleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
  • Russell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lockhart
    • From Bailey to Lockhart
  • Prismatic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prismatic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
    • Prismatic is located in Kemper County
  • Lost Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lost Gap
    • From Bailey to Lost Gap
  • Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktibbeha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
    • Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
  • Graham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kemper Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemper Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
      • Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
    • Vimville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bailey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bailey.

Newspapers Published in Bailey ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bailey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bailey, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bailey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bailey:

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

The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bailey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bailey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bailey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4676, Longitude: -88.7230    









 

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