Welcome to Detroit Harbor ...

Detroit Harbor is located in Door County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Detroit Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

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

Detroit Harbor is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Detroit Harbor: 920 & 274<3>

Communities near Detroit Harbor ...

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

• Sister Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sister Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
• Ephraim
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephraim is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
• Gills Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gills Rock is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
• Ellison Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
• Rowleys Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
• North Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bay is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
• Baileys Harbor
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
• Fish Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Creek is located in Door County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Arthur Bay
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
• Ford River
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Detroit Harbor ...

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

Adding Detroit Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Detroit Harbor 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 Detroit Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Detroit Harbor post office opened in 1892. The Detroit Harbor post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Detroit Harbor.