Welcome to Bailey ...
So far, we found very little information about Bailey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bailey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bailey, please Contact Us.
Bailey would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Bailey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Bailey was founded in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bailey is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bailey is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bailey was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bailey would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Bailey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Bailey - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2) and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bailey.
Communities near Bailey ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Bailey.
- Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
- Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
- Battle Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
- Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <5>
- Lander ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Tenabo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Jenkins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Crescent Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <5>
- Kampos ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Valmy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
- Valmy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <5>
- Cortez ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Cortez is located in Lander County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bailey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bailey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bailey. 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 Bailey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bailey. See our Newspapers Page for Bailey.
Adding Bailey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bailey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bailey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bailey post office opened in 1880.
We also found Bailey on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bailey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bailey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |