Welcome to Amelith ...

Amelith is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amelith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

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

Amelith is located in the (989) area code.

Communities near Amelith ...

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

• Saginaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <2>
• Midland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <2>
• Bay City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <2>
• Frankenmuth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <2>
• Essexville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
  • Essexville is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <2>
• Auburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
• Zilwaukee city
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Reese
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Reese is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <2>
• Merrill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <2>

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 Amelith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amelith.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amelith. 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 Amelith.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amelith ...

Looking for more information about Amelith? 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 Amelith, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amelith.

Adding Amelith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amelith in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amelith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Amelith post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amelith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/