Welcome to Horton Bay ...

Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horton Bay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Horton Bay is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

Communities near Horton Bay ...

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

• Petoskey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <3>
• Boyne City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Charlevoix
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• East Jordan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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>
• Central Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <3>
• Alanson
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Ellsworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <3>
• Boyne Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Bay Shore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
  • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix 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 Horton Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horton Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horton Bay ...

Looking for more information about Horton 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Horton Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horton Bay.

Adding Horton Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horton 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 for Horton Bay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

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