Welcome to West Bay City (aka 'West Bank City') ...

West Bay City is located in Bay County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of West Bay City, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

West Bay City was founded in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for West Bay City: W. Bay City

West Bay City is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Bay City: (989)

The community of West Bay City has also been called West Bank City.

Communities near West Bay City ...

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

• Saginaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Midland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Frankenmuth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <4>
• Essexville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
  • Essexville is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <4>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Zilwaukee city
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Reese
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Reese is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <4>
• Pinconning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
  • Pinconning is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <4>
• Fairgrove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <4>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bay City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Bay City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bay City ...

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

Adding West Bay City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Bay City 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 West Bay City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Bay City post office opened in 1878.

We also found West Bay City mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bay City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/

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