Baileyville, Kansas

Map of Nemaha County showing Baileyville (map legend)

Baileyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. It is located six miles west of Seneca on U.S. Route 36.

History

Baileyville was founded as "Haytown"; it was renamed to honor future Kansas governor Willis J. Bailey.^[1] The first post office in Baileyville was established in 1880.^[2]

Transportation

The community is served by the Union Pacific Railroad and US highway 36.

References

↑ Willis J. Bailey Biography
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

School

B and B High school (closed May 2014). Served by Nemaha Central High School in Seneca. Highland Community College (opened June 2014).

External links

USD 115, local school district

Municipalities and communities of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Seneca

Cities	Bern Centralia Corning Goff Oneida Sabetha‡ Seneca Wetmore

CDP	Baileyville

Unincorporated communities	Berwick Capioma Kelly Neuchatel St. Benedict Woodlawn

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°50′40″N 96°11′06″W / 39.84444°N 96.18500°W / 39.84444; -96.18500

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