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Nearest Communities to Bay Port,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bay Port, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bay Port:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bay Port.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Bay Port is located in Huron County.

The following 2 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Huron County: Sanilac & Tuscola.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bay Port. Of these communities, 85 are located in counties other than Huron County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bay Port (which is Huron County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bay Port

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Huron County   (where Bay Port resides)
  • Arenac County
    • County Website:   https://www.arenaccountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Arenac:   Standish
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bay Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bay Port.
      • Glenwood Beach
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenwood Beach is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Beach
      • Birchwood Shores
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Birchwood Shores is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Shores
      • Hammell Beach
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hammell Beach is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammell Beach
      • Wagner Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wagner Beach is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Beach
      • Whitestone Point
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Whitestone Point is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone Point
      • Au Gres
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Delano
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Delano is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
      • Harmon City Heights
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
      • Huron Heights
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Huron Heights is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Heights
      • Pine Wood Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Wood Park is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Wood Park
      • Santiago
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Santiago is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
      • Arenac
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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        • Whites Beach
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Omer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Omer is located in Arenac County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
        • Pine River
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Saganing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Turner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Turner is located in Arenac County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
        • Twining
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Worth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Worth is located in Arenac County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
        • Standish
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bay County
    • County Website:   https://www.baycountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Bay:   Bay City
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bay Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bay Port.
      • Almeda Beach
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Almeda Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda Beach
      • Meyers Beach
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Meyers Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Beach
      • Aplin Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Aplin Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin Beach
      • Donahue Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Donahue Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue Beach
      • Essexville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lagoon Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagoon Beach
      • Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Banks ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Killarney Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tobico Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Tobico Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobico Beach
      • Brissette Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Killarney Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Killarney Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarney Beach
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        • Linwood Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Linwood Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Beach
        • Pinconning
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Arn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Arn is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arn
        • Munger
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Linwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Iosco County
    • County Website:   https://iosco.net/
    • County Seat for Iosco:   Tawas City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bay Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bay Port.
      • Cedar Haven
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Haven is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Haven
      • Alabaster
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
      • Benson Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Benson Park is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Park
      • Hyde Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Hyde Park is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Oak Wood Shores
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Oak Wood Shores is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Shores
      • Huron Oaks
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Huron Oaks is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Oaks
      • Lake Huron Beach
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Lake Huron Beach is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Huron Beach
      • Alabaster Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Alabaster Junction is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster Junction
      • Anderson Bayview
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Anderson Bayview is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Bayview
      • Clark Bayshore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Clark Bayshore is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Bayshore
      • Turtle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Turtle is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
      • East Tawas
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tawas City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • McIvor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • McIvor is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
  • Sanilac County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanilaccounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Sanilac:   Sandusky
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bay Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bay Port.
      • New Greenleaf
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • New Greenleaf is located in Sanilac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Greenleaf
      • Wickware
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Wickware is located in Sanilac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
      • Cumber
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cumber is located in Sanilac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
      • Austin Center
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Austin Center is located in Sanilac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Center
      • Tyre
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Freidberger
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
      • Shabbona
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
      • Argyle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hemans
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscola County
    • County Website:   https://www.tuscolacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Tuscola:   Caro
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bay Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bay Port.
      • Thomas
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Thomas is located in Tuscola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Unionville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gagetown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Colling
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Colwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Colwood is located in Tuscola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
      • Bay Park
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Oakhurst
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Oakhurst is located in Tuscola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Cass City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wisner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wisner is located in Tuscola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
      • Akron
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ellington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Ellington is located in Tuscola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
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        • Bradleyville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Bradleyville is located in Tuscola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
        • Fairgrove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Quanicassee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
        • Caro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Deford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Dayton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Dayton is located in Tuscola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Daytona Branch
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Daytona Branch is located in Tuscola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Branch
        • Wahjamega
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Gilford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Watrousville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Wilmot
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Karrs Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Karrs Corner is located in Tuscola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrs Corner
        • East Dayton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Port) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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