Welcome to Bon Secour ...

Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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

Bon Secour is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bon Secour: 251

The ZIP code for Bon Secour: 36511<3>

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)
- Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
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Foley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foley is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
Gulf Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
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Robertsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
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Orange Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
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Summerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
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Elberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elberta is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
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Silverhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
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Magnolia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
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Perdido Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- 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 (so far) for Bon Secour was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bon Secour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bon Secour). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bon Secour or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.