Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Bay City.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bay City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay City and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected La Plata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata County

Communities Also Named Bay City ...

We found ten communities that are also named Bay City.

Within Colorado, the name Bay City is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
  - Bay City, Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Bay City [Franklin County].
  - Bay City, Hernando County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Bay City [Hernando County].
- Illinois
  - Bay City, Pope County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bay City [Pope County].
- Maryland
  - Bay City, Queen Anne's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bay City [Queen Anne's County].
- Michigan
  - Bay City, Bay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bay City [Bay County].
- North Carolina
  - Bay City, Pamlico County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bay City [Pamlico County].
- Oregon
  - Bay City, Tillamook County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bay City [Tillamook County].
- Texas
  - Bay City, Matagorda County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bay City [Matagorda County].
- Washington
  - Bay City, Grays Harbor County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Bay City [Grays Harbor County].
- Wisconsin
  - Bay City, Pierce County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bay City [Pierce County].

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bay City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.