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Welcome to Baie de Wasai ...

Baie de Wasai is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Baie de Wasai is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baie de Wasai, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Baie de Wasai is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baie de Wasai: 906

Communities near Baie de Wasai ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baie de Wasai.

  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden River 14
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden River 14 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden River 14
  • Payment
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County
  • Garden River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huckson Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckson Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckson Corners
  • Steelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Bayview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • French Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baie de Wasai ...

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

Adding Baie de Wasai to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baie de Wasai 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 Baie de Wasai was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baie de Wasai.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baie de Wasai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.