BAILEYVILLE, TEXAS

Milam County, Central Texas S

FM 2027
16 Miles NE of Cameron the county seat
31 Miles NE of Rockdale
E of Rosebud
E of Temple
W of Calvert
Population: 45 (1990)

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Entering Baileyville
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

History in a Pecan Shell

The town had previously been known as either Smithland or Bailey's Store, but the granting of a post office in 1874 necessitated a change of name. Ten years later the town had most essential businesses and reached a peak population of 500 residents.

The population declined by half in the 1890s – a trend that has slowly worn the figure down to double digits. School consolidation and the proximity to the county seat seem to have left Baileyville in a permanent state of under-population. It is now considered a “dispersed community” but remains on county maps.

Baileyville
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

Baileyville house for sale
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

Baileyville tin shed
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

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Central Texas South

Baileyville, Texas Nearby Towns:
Cameron the county seat
Rockdale
Rosebud
See Milam County Towns

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