Welcome to Bays ...

Bays is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bays, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Bays is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bays ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bays - they are located in Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bays ...

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

• Findlay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <4>
• Bowling Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Perrysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
• Fostoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <4>
• Waterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Whitehouse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
• North Baltimore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <4>
• Gibsonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <4>
• Deshler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <4>
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <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 Bays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bays.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bays ...

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

Adding Bays to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bays post office opened in 1890.

We also found Bays in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bays.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/