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

The community was founded as Haytown, then renamed by Willis J. Bailey and his father to Baileyville. In 1903, Willis became the 16th Governor of Kansas Willis J. Bailey.^[1] The first post office in Baileyville was established in 1880.^[2]

Education

Primary and secondary

Baileyville is served by USD 115 Nemaha Central Schools. Nemaha Central High School is located in Seneca with the mascot Thunder.^[3]

B&B High school closed in 2014 through school unification. The B&B High School mascot was Falcons.^[4]

Colleges and universities

Highland Community College (opened June 2014).

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.
↑ "Nemaha Central Schools". USD 115. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
↑ "Baileyville begins final season". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

External links

USD 115, local school district
Nemaha County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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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