Welcome to Bon Secour ...

Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bon Secour, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bon Secour is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Bon Secour lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bon Secour is located in the (251) area code.

The ZIP code for Bon Secour: 36511<4>

Communities Also Named Bon Secour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bon Secour - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Bon Secour ...

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

• Fairhope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <5>
• Foley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <5>
• Gulf Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
  • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <5>
• Robertsdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
  • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <5>
• Orange Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
  • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <5>
• Summerdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <5>
• Elberta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <5>
• Silverhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <5>
• Magnolia Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <5>
• Perdido Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
  • Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bon Secour ...

Looking for more information about Bon Secour? 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 Bon Secour, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bon Secour.

Adding Bon Secour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bon Secour 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 Bon Secour was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bon Secour on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bon Secour.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/