Bailey Lakes Ohio Map

About Bailey Lakes, Ohio

Bailey Lakes is a locality in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 349. The population density is 353.7 people per km². Bailey Lakes is located at 40.9488°N, 82.3572°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bailey Lakes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 44805.

Bailey Lakes occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio interior where the Vermilion River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 5.9 miles north-northwest of Ashland, OH (from Ashland, OH: bearing 340°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-southeast of New London. The water of the Vermilion River flows with a persistent, amber-tinted clarity, feeding into the basin of Savannah Lakes, which anchors the geography of the vicinity. To the horizon, the earth rises in subtle, muted contours that suggest the distant presence of Bell Ridge, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the interplay of open fields and sheltered stands of timber. The air here holds a distinct, earthy stillness, particularly at dusk when the cooling temperature causes a thin, silver mist to rise from the surface of Savannah Lakes. Four miles away, the protected expanse of Sandusky Hollow Nature Preserve offers a quiet refuge for the local flora, acting as a green buffer that keeps the encroaching reach of the wider world at a respectful distance.

Economic life in Bailey Lakes remains tied to the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding plains and the legacy of agricultural stewardship that has long defined the region. The rhythm of the day is marked by the passage of heavy vehicles hauling grain and the steady, mechanical hum of machinery that echoes across the flatlands during the harvest. While the industrial currents of the state have shifted and ebbed over the decades, Bailey Lakes maintains a resolute character, favoring a deliberate pace over the frantic urgency of larger centers. Residents often look toward the nearby Sandusky Hollow Nature Preserve for recreation, finding a sense of continuity in the unchanged woods and the persistent, unhurried flow of the local waters. It is a place where the history of the land is written in the fences and the fallow fields, a quiet persistence that defines the experience of living within the boundaries of Bailey Lakes.

About This Bailey Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bailey Lakes, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.9488, -82.3572. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bailey Lakes includes the ZIP code (44805), telephone area code (419), county seat of Ashland County (Ashland), and school district assignment (Crestview Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.