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Bay Harbor

Ghost town · Bay County, Florida

Parker quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:31,680)
Parker quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bay Harbor is a ghost town in Bay County, Florida. It is one of 3 former communities in Bay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bay Harbor as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.1420° N, 85.6160° W.

Key facts

Elevation15 ft
Nearest living townParker, FL
Distance to it1.3 miles
Coordinates30.14200, -85.61600

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What's there now

Bay Harbor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parker, FL (population 4,358), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 15 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Export lumber business - Bay Harbor, Florida
Export lumber business - Bay Harbor, Florida · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Bay Harbor?

Bay Harbor is in Bay County, Florida, at 30.1420, -85.6160.

How many ghost towns are in Bay County?

Bay County, Florida has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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