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Welcome to Bodus ...

Bodus is located in Leelanau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bodus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Bodus is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bodus: 231

Communities near Bodus ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bodus ...

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

Adding Bodus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bodus 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 Bodus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bodus post office opened in 1904. The Bodus post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bodus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Leelanau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bodus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/