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Welcome to Bay Port ...

Bay Port is located on the west coast of Michigan's Thumb.

Bay Port is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Port, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Bay Port: Bay Prt.

Bay Port is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bay Port: 989

The ZIP code for Bay Port: 48720<3>

Communities near Bay Port ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Port ...

Looking for more information about Bay Port? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bay Port, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bay Port.

Adding Bay Port to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay Port 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 (so far) for Bay Port was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Port.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Huron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Port - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bay Port). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bay Port or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.