Welcome to Harbor Point ...

Harbor Point is located in Emmet County<1>.

The location of Harbor Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harbor Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Harbor Point: Harbor Pt.

Harbor Point is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Harbor Point: (231)

Communities Also Named Harbor Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Harbor Point - they are located in California, Florida and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harbor Point.

Communities near Harbor Point ...

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

• Petoskey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Boyne City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Charlevoix
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <4>
• East Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <4>
• Pellston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Alanson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
• Bay Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Harbor <4>
• Conway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Bay Shore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
  • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix 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 Harbor Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harbor Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbor Point ...

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

Adding Harbor Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harbor Point 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 Harbor Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harbor Point post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbor Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

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