Baileyville, Kansas
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Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in western Nemaha County
Nemaha County, Kansas
Nemaha County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 10,178. The county seat is Seneca.- History :...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located six miles west of Seneca
Seneca, Kansas
Seneca is a city in and the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,991.-History:...
on U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...
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History
Baileyville was founded as "Haytown"; it was renamed to honor future Kansas governor Willis J. BaileyWillis J. Bailey
Willis Joshua Bailey was a United States Representative from Kansas and the 16th Governor of Kansas.Born in Carroll County, Illinois, Bailey attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University of Illinois at Urbana.He moved to Nemaha County, Kansas, in 1879.He engaged in...
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- Church: Sacred Heart Catholic Church