Welcome to Tyre ...

Tyre is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Tyre is located in Sanilac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Tyre is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tyre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tyre - they are located in Georgia, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Tyre ...

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

• Bad Axe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
  • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <4>
• Sandusky
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
• Cass City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
  • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <4>
• Harbor Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
  • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Former name for Harbor Beach:
  • Sand Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <4>
• Ubly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
  • Ubly is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ubly <4>
• Deckerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
  • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <4>
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Kinde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
  • Kinde is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <4>
• Gagetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
  • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <4>
• Owendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owendale
  • Owendale is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owendale <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 Tyre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyre ...

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

Adding Tyre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tyre post office opened in 1862.

We also found Tyre in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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