Welcome to Bay View ...

Bay View is located in Emmet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Bay View: Bay Vw.

Bay View is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bay View: 231

Communities Also Named Bay View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Bay View: This one is located in Emmet County and the other is located in Antrim County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 27 communities that are also named Bay View - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Bay View ...

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

• Boyne City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boyne City
  • From Bay View to Boyne City
• Charlevoix
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charlevoix
  • From Bay View to Charlevoix
• East Jordan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <3>
• Harbor Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harbor Springs
  • From Bay View to Harbor Springs
• Pellston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pellston
  • From Bay View to Pellston
• Alanson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Boyne Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boyne Falls
  • From Bay View to Boyne Falls
• Wolverine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Bay Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Harbor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bay Harbor
  • From Bay View to Bay Harbor
• Forest Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
  • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forest Beach
  • From Bay View to Forest Beach

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay View ...

Looking for more information about Bay View? 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 View, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bay View.

Adding Bay View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bay View post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay View. 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/