Welcome to Bay Shore ...

Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Shore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Bay Shore: Bay Shr.

Bay Shore is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bay Shore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bay Shore - they are located in Michigan, New Brunswick and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Bay Shore ...

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

• Hempstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
• Lindenhurst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <3>
• Massapequa Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <3>
• Westbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Westbury is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbury <3>
• Patchogue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <3>
• Babylon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babylon <3>
• Lake Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <3>
• Amityville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <3>
• Farmingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <3>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Shore. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bay Shore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Shore ...

Looking for more information about Bay Shore? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bay Shore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bay Shore.

Adding Bay Shore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bay Shore post office opened in 1868.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/