Welcome to Ayr ...

Ayr is located in Emmet County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Ayr is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ayr is located in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Ayr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ayr - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Ayr ...

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

• Petoskey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Harbor Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
  • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
• Pellston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Alanson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Wolverine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <4>
• Oden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Conway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Ponshewaing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
  • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
• Ramona Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
  • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
• Wequetonsing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
  • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayr ...

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

Adding Ayr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ayr post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/