Bailey Springs, Alabama

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Bailey Springs, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Bailey Springs is located in Alabama
Bailey Springs
Bailey Springs
Coordinates: 34°53′44″N 87°34′17″W / 34.89556°N 87.57139°W / 34.89556; -87.57139Coordinates: 34°53′44″N 87°34′17″W / 34.89556°N 87.57139°W / 34.89556; -87.57139
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLauderdale
Elevation
525 ft (160 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID113361[1]

Bailey Springs, also known as Chalybeate Springs, is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.

History[]

A post office was established at Bailey Springs in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[2] The community was named for Jonathan Bailey, who started a resort on several mineral springs.[3] The spring waters here have been classified as chalybeate, iron water, and alkaline-saline springs. A large number of people came from Memphis and surrounding areas for the purported healing qualities of the springs.[4] At one point, the water at Bailey Springs was bottled and shipped around the United States.[5] The springs were opened as a resort and hotel until 1910. A school for women, Bailey Springs University, was founded in 1893 on the resort grounds. It remained open until 1900.[6]

During the American Civil War, troops from the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Richard Rowett camped at Bailey Springs.

Notable person[]

Henry W. Collier, the 14th Governor of Alabama, died at Bailey Springs on August 28, 1855.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bailey Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Lauderdale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ Darby, A. J. (1 March 1962). "The Historical Highways and Byways of Lauderdale County". TimesDaily. pp. Page 7, Section 3. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ Eugene Allen Smith; Frank P. Chaffee (1907). The Underground Water Resources of Alabama. Brown Printing Company, State Printers and Binders. pp. 103.
  5. ^ Water-supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1905. pp. 170.
  6. ^ James Frederick Sulzby (1960). Historic Alabama Hotels and Resorts. University of Alabama Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8173-5309-4.
  7. ^ The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year. Gray and Bowen. 1856. p. 347.


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