Fannin County, Texas

Historical Markers in Bailey, Texas

Bailey has 3 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Fannin County. The marker list includes records dating to 1982. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, downtown architecture, homes, and businesses. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.

What you will find in Bailey

  • Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
  • Railroad, trail, and transportation history
  • Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses

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James Fowler Biggers · 1982

(January 21, 1829 - October 26, 1914) A native of South Carolina, James Fowler Biggers grew up in Mississippi. In 1869 he and other members of his family traveled to Texas by wagon train and settled in Fannin County.…

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First Baptist Church of Bailey · 1988

On May 23, 1888, a small group of neighbors met together at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baywood Atkins to discuss forming a Baptist church. Assisted by the Rev. J. L. Mays and the Rev. R. L. Pearce, a congregation was…

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Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M. · 1990

Chartered on December 12, 1889, this was the seventh Masonic lodge organized in Fannin County. The first official meeting occurred in January 1890, in a two-story frame building which the lodge shared with the Baptist…

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