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Bailey Falls

Ghost town · LaSalle County, Illinois

Lasalle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Lasalle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bailey Falls is a ghost town in LaSalle County, Illinois. It is one of 7 former communities in LaSalle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bailey Falls as a historical populated place on the La Salle topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.2773° N, 89.0442° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLa Salle
Elevation491 ft
Nearest living townOglesby, IL
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1748277
Coordinates41.27726, -89.04425

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What's there now

Bailey Falls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oglesby, IL (population 3,723), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 491 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bailey Falls?

Bailey Falls is in LaSalle County, Illinois, at 41.2773, -89.0442.

How many ghost towns are in LaSalle County?

LaSalle County, Illinois has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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