Welcome to Bayport ...

Bayport is located in Hernando County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Bayport is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bayport: 352

Communities Also Named Bayport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bayport - they are located in Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Nova Scotia, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bayport ...

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

• Brooksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brooksville
  • From Bayport to Brooksville
• Port Richey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richey
  • Port Richey is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Richey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Richey
  • From Bayport to Port Richey
• Weeki Wachee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee
  • Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeki Wachee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weeki Wachee
  • From Bayport to Weeki Wachee
• Hernando Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando Beach
  • Hernando Beach is located in Hernando County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando Beach <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hernando Beach
  • From Bayport to Hernando Beach
• North Weeki Wachee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
  • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
• Timber Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
  • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
• Weeki Wachee Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
  • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
• Centralia ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Hernando County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centralia
  • From Bayport to Centralia
• High Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Hernando County
• Spring Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Hernando County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spring Hill
  • From Bayport to Spring Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayport ...

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

Adding Bayport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bayport post office opened in 1854.

We also found Bayport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayport.