Welcome to Billings ...

Billings is located in Gladwin County<1>.

The location of Billings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Billings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

When the people of Billings refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Billingsite<3>

Billings is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Billings: (989)

Communities Also Named Billings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Billings - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Billings ...

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

• Midland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <5>
• Gladwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
  • Gladwin is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladwin <5>
• Pinconning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
  • Pinconning is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <5>
• Coleman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <5>
• Beaverton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
• Sanford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Highwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
• Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Midland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Wooden Shoe Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
  • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
• Rhodes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billings ...

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

Adding Billings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Billings 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 Billings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Billings post office opened in 1902.

We also found Billings on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Billings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Billings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/