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Welcome to Bay Harbor ...

Bay Harbor is located on the Gulf Coast.

Bay Harbor is located in Galveston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bay Harbor: Bay Hbr. (or less commonly used: Bay Harb. or Bay Hrbr.)

Bay Harbor is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Bay Harbor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bay Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bay Harbor - they are located in Delaware, Florida (2) and Michigan.

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

Websites for Bay Harbor ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Bay Harbor ...

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

  • Galveston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • La Marque
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Santa Fe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hitchcock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Danbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bayou Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
  • Oyster Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Jamaica Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiki Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiki Island is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
    • Tiki Island has also been known as:
    • Village of Tiki Island
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiki Island <3>
  • Surfside Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Harbor ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Galveston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.