Welcome to Keweenaw Bay ...

Keweenaw Bay is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keweenaw Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Note: If you travel south from Keweenaw Bay (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Keweenaw Bay: 906

Communities near Keweenaw Bay ...

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

Houghton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Houghton
- From Keweenaw Bay to Houghton
Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hancock
- From Keweenaw Bay to Hancock
Baraga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
- Baraga is located in Baraga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baraga
- From Keweenaw Bay to Baraga
L'Anse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
- L'Anse is located in Baraga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to L'Anse
- From Keweenaw Bay to L'Anse
South Range
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- South Range is located in Houghton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Range
- From Keweenaw Bay to South Range
Elo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
- Elo is located in Houghton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elo
- From Keweenaw Bay to Elo
Pelkie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelkie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
- Pelkie is located in Baraga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pelkie
- From Keweenaw Bay to Pelkie
Portage Entry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Portage Entry
- From Keweenaw Bay to Portage Entry
White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Houghton County
Jacobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacobsville
- From Keweenaw Bay to Jacobsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keweenaw Bay ...

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

Adding Keweenaw Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw Bay was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Baraga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keweenaw 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>	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.