Baileyville, PA

Baileyville is a census-designated place in the southern portion of Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The 2020 census counted 217 residents. Baileyville is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. The community is located southeast of Marengo, west of Ramblewood on Pennsylvania Route 45, locally known as Pine Grove Road. The through line in Baileyville is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Baileyville makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Baileyville borders Pennsylvania Furnace on the Centre-Hundington County line. Richard Baily, the village's namesake, came to the area in around 1790. The Bailey family operated a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, sawmill, and tannery.