Welcome to Bay Hill ...

Bay Hill is located in Sumter County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bay Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Bay Hill is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bay Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bay Hill is within the boundaries of the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Bay Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Bay Hill: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Orange County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Hill.

Communities near Bay Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay Hill.

• Brooksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <4>
• Inverness
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <4>
• Wildwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Bushnell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <4>
• Center Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
  • Center Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Hill <4>
• Webster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Coleman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Floral City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral City
  • Floral City is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral City <4>
• Istachatta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Istachatta
  • Istachatta is located in Hernando County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Istachatta <4>
• Nobleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
  • Nobleton is located in Hernando County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nobleton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bay Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Bay Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Hill ...

Looking for more information about Bay Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bay Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bay Hill.

Adding Bay Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bay Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bay Hill post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bay Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/