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Baileyton, Alabama is a very small town in Cullman County which has only a single neighborhood. It is the 328th largest community in the state and is located in northeast Cullman County in the north-central portion of Alabama. It is a quiet town with no public transportation and a limited amount of amenities, but friendly people. It has a mayor/council form of town government. It is a middle-income in comparison to state economic standards and lower-middle income compared to federal standards. It has a mixed workforce and many members of the armed forces call Baileyton home.

Scattered settlements and farms populated the area throughout the first half of the 1800s. The land that would be Baileyton was settled in 1870, and the growing community was named for Robert Bailey. Bailey was a farmer from Georgia and is believed to be the original settler. Bailey purchased forty acres in 1870 and soon built a homestead. Bailey operated a cotton gin and provided space in his house as a meeting place for the settlements first Methodist congregation. The first post office was established in 1882 and the first school was built in 1885. Early businesses in the town included a grist mill, Bailey’s cotton gin, a sawmill and several stores. In 1926, Baileyton became home to the states first plant nurseries, and in 1973 it was officially incorporated as a town.

Baileyton is part of the Cullman County School District, and there is one school within the community, Parkside Elementary. Older students attend classes in surrounding communities. The town is primarily a residential community and homes for sale come in a variety of sizes and styles to suit the needs of potential buyers. Other real estate options include properties such as apartments, duplexes, and houses for rent.