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Welcome to North Bay ...

The village of North Bay is located in Door County<1>.


The location of North 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 North Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for North Bay: N. Bay

North Bay is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from North Bay, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for North Bay: (920) and (274)<4>

Communities Also Named North Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named North Bay: This one is located in Door County and the other is located in Racine County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 5 communities that are also named North Bay - they are located in Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.

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

Communities near North Bay ...

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

  • Sister Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
    • Sister Bay is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Ephraim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
    • Ephraim is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Egg Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Baileys Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
    • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
  • Rowleys Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
    • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
  • Ellison Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
    • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
  • Gills Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
    • Gills Rock is located in Door County
  • Jacksonport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
    • Jacksonport is located in Door County
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Door County
  • Idlewild
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Door 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 North Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bay ...

Looking for more information about North 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Bay.

Adding North Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Bay was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Door, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920).









 

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