Bailey, Oklahoma

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Bailey, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Bailey
Coordinates: 34°42′58″N97°47′53″W / 34.71611°N 97.79806°W / 34.71611; -97.79806
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Grady
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 1100188

Bailey is a ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. [1]

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Geography

It was 12 miles northeast of Marlow. [2]

History

The Bailey post office was established on June 25, 1892. It was named after J. J. Bailey, a wagon master on a stage line to Fort Sill. [2]

In 1902, a 32.5 acres (0.132 km2) town plat was created. Bailey was soon home to a cotton gin, Methodist church, school, a general store, a blacksmith shop, a drug store, and two doctors. [3]

The post office closed on September 30, 1932. [2]

By 1949, it was remarked that "there is nothing at this place to remind one of a former town." [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bailey, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 3 Shirk, George (1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN   0-8061-2028-2.
  3. 1 2 Ragland, Hobert D. (1952). The History of Rush Springs. Rush Springs, OK: Gazette Publishing Co.
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