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Welcome to Eagle Bay ...

Eagle Bay is located in the Adirondacks.

Eagle Bay is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eagle Bay: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Eagle Bay: 13331<4>

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.

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 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)
  • Beaver River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thendara
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Number Four
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Blue Mountain Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodgate
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Dale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Sabael
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Wanakena
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Horseshoe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe

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 (so far) for Eagle Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Eagle Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Eagle Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Eagle Bay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Eagle Bay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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