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Pointe aux Barques is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Pointe aux Barques is located in Huron County<1>.

The pronunciation of Pointe aux Barques: point aw barks<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pointe aux Barques, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Pointe aux Barques is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Pointe aux Barques: 989

Communities near Pointe aux Barques ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pointe aux Barques.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pointe aux Barques ...

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

Adding Pointe aux Barques to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pointe aux Barques 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 Pointe aux Barques was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pointe aux Barques post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pointe aux Barques.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Huron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pointe aux Barques. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pointe aux Barques - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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