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Bailey

Ghost town · Grady County, Oklahoma

Marlow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Marlow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bailey is a ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma. It is one of 3 former communities in Grady County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bailey as a historical populated place: 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 34.7161° N, 97.7981° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,168 ft
Nearest living townBray, OK
Distance to it7.5 miles
Coordinates34.71610, -97.79810

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What's there now

Bailey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bray, OK (population 1,002), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,168 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?

Bailey is in Grady County, Oklahoma, at 34.7161, -97.7981.

How many ghost towns are in Grady County?

Grady County, Oklahoma has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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