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Bailey, Iowa
Bailey was a community in Wayne Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1886 as a whistle stop, it was briefly known as Wapsie. The community lay north of the Wapsipinicon River. The town of Bailey's population peaked in the early 1900s. Bailey was an incorporated town from 1901 to 1928, but residents voted to dissolve the incorporation. Following the closure of the municipal government, post office, rail station, schools, and businesses, Bailey still appears on maps of Mitchell County, but only a few farms mark the area today. A shared use nature trail lies at the eastern edge of Bailey. Geography Bailey was located in the northern portion of Mitchell County along the Chicago Great Western Railway, in Wayne Township. It was near the junction of County Highway A19 (also known as Bailey Street, or 485th Street) and Valley Avenue, and still appears on Iowa Department of Transportation maps. The community was just north of the Wapsipinicon River, a long trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
