Welcome to Big Bay ...Big Bay is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Big Bay is located in Marquette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Big Bay is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Big Bay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Big Bay, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Big Bay: 906 The ZIP code for Big Bay: 49808<3> Communities Also Named Big Bay ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Big Bay - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Bay. Communities near Big Bay ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Bay.
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 Big Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Bay. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Bay. 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 Big Bay. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Big Bay. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bay ...Looking for more information about Big Bay? 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 Big Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Bay. Adding Big Bay to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Bay 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 Big Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Bay. Footnotes ...
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