Bailey in Fannin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M.
Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 17, 2018
1. Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M. Marker
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 church. In 1912 the lodge purchased a separate building in downtown Bailey. The second floor was reserved for lodge meetings, while the first floor was leased to a variety of retail businesses. That structure burned in 1950, and Ashley Lodge members met in the Grove Hill Lodge in Leonard until a new building was completed in 1952.
Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8836.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1890.
Location. 33° 25.991′ N, 96° 9.924′ W. Marker is in Bailey, Texas, in Fannin County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (State Highway 78) and North Leslie Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 N Main St, Bailey TX 75413, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Savage (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gober Baptist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Gober Public Schools (approx. 5 miles away); Gober Garage (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gober Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away);
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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 17, 2018
2. Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M. Marker Area
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on December 27, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
