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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 the earliest mention that we've 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

Area Code for Horton Bay: 231

Communities near Horton Bay ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Charlevoix, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horton Bay - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.