Welcome to Bailey ...

Bailey is located in Grady County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bailey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Bailey is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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), Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio, 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 10 communities that are near Bailey.

• Duncan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
• Marlow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Marlow is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlow <3>
• Lindsay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <3>
• Rush Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
  • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <3>
• Bray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
  • Bray is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <3>
• Central High
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
  • Central High is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
• Ninnekah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
  • Ninnekah is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <3>
• East Ninnekah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
  • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
• Velma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <3>
• Alex
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex
  • Alex is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alex <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bailey ...

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

Adding Bailey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bailey post office opened in 1892.

We also found Bailey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bailey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/