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Welcome to Bagley ...

Bagley is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bagley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bagley is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bagley: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Bagley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bagley - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bagley ...

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

  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Smithfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wendell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Selma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Zebulon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Archer Lodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Wilson's Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Four Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bagley ...

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

Adding Bagley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bagley post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bagley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bagley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Bagley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Bagley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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