2010 Map of Bailey

About this map

Bloomery Swamp and Toisnot Swamp dominate the low-lying drainage patterns of this Nash and Wilson County landscape at the beginning of the 21st century. The town of Bailey and the village of Sims serve as primary population centers, connected by a network of rural roads that frequently intersect at historic points such as Strickland Crossroads and High Crossroads. The landscape is defined by its transition from agricultural fields to dense wetland thickets, with numerous man-made impoundments like Stanciels Pond, Morgans Pond, and Finchs Millpond providing evidence of local water management and historical milling sites. Genealogists may find interest in the documented location of the Bailey Cemetery and the various crossroads settlements like Floods Chapel and Stanhope that preserved community identities across the coastal plain.