Welcome to Eagle Bay ...

Eagle Bay is located in the Adirondacks.

Eagle Bay is located in Herkimer County<1>.

The location of Eagle Bay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Eagle Bay is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Eagle Bay is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Websites for Eagle Bay ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eagle Bay, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Eagle Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eagle Bay - they are located in British Columbia and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Bay.

Communities near Eagle Bay ...

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

• Raquette Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
  • Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <4>
• Beaver River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
  • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <4>
• Thendara
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
• Number Four
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Number Four is located in Lewis County
• Crystal Dale
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
• Sabael
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabael
  • Sabael is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabael <4>
• Wanakena
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakena
  • Wanakena is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanakena <4>
• Horseshoe
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Lyonsdale
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
• Morehouseville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton 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 Eagle Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Bay ...

Looking for more information about Eagle 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eagle Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Bay.

Adding Eagle Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle 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 Eagle Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eagle Bay post office opened in 1900.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/