Bailey

History

The town began in the late 1850s, when farmers moved into the area to take advantage of the rich soil. Cotton and corn became the principal crops. Two prominent residents competed to have the town named after themselves: Doctors Josiah S. Bailey and A. J. Ray owned land that was to become the townsite. The dispute ended in 1885, when the St. Louis Southwestern Railway used the land donated by Bailey for its right-of-way.

Geography

Bailey is located in southern Fannin County. Texas State Highway 11 passes through the city, leading northwest to Whitewright and southeast to Wolfe City. Texas State Highway 78 crosses Highway 11 south of the center of Bailey, leading north to Bonham, the Fannin County seat, and southwest to Leonard. According to the United States Census Bureau, Bailey has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  429
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  296
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  243
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  229
• antelope-horns

  Asclepias viridis Walter · Magnoliopsida
  210
• Dickcissel

  Spiza americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  175
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  173
• arnoglossum

  Arnoglossum plantagineum Raf. · Magnoliopsida
  169

Most recent

• M 2.51 — 2022-07-20
  9 km WSW of Lebanon, Oklahoma
• M 2.8 — 2019-06-24
  1 km NW of Pottsboro, Texas
• M 3 — 2017-08-25
  5 km S of Farmers Branch, Texas
• M 2.8 — 2015-12-07
  2 km E of Irving, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2015-12-04
  6 km S of Farmers Branch, Texas
• M 2.8 — 2015-12-03
  5 km NNE of Irving, Texas