Welcome to Banks ...
So far, we found very little information about Banks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Banks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Banks, please Contact Us.
Banks would have been located within present day Bay County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Banks, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Banks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.
The was incorporated in 1871.
Time Zone: The area where Banks was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Banks once stood is in the (989) area code.
The community of Banks has also been called Bangor. and Bank City. Going back to its beginning, Banks was originally named Bangor<4>. For more information about the names of Banks, see The Names of Banks on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Banks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Banks - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banks.
Communities near Banks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banks.
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Zilwaukee city
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Pinconning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
- Pinconning is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <5>
- Fairgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <5>
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Akron is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Brissette Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
- Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
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 Banks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banks. 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 Banks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banks. See our Newspapers Page for Banks.
Adding Banks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Banks in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Banks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Banks post office opened in 1864.
We also found Banks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Banks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Banks is also known as Bangor or Bank City. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Banks. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |