West Bay City was a city in Bay County the U.S. state of Michigan. The City was formed from the communities of Banks, Salzburg, and Wenona. The city existed from 1877 to 1905 when it was merged with Bay City, Michigan.

History

Bangor/Banks

Joseph Trombley in 1834 purchased Bangor Township's section 16 from the government which was the beginning of the Bangor settlement. In 1852 the first mill was built. Bangor was platted in 1857 by Joseph Trombley.Kusmierz, Marvin
Michigan Map History Relevant to Bay County, MI
October 2005. Bay-Journal.com. The community of Bangor was served by the Banks Post Office which opened on May 18, 1864. The Banks Post Office was closed on May 1, 1866.
Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. Population reached 1,000 by 1868.
Communities. Bay-Journal.com. On Nov 17, 1870, the Banks Post Office was reopened. In 1871, Bangor became an incorporated village, but there was already an existing incorporated Bangor, so the village was re-named as the Village of Banks.

Salzburg

Salzburg was platted in 1867 by F.H. Fitzhugh. Salzburg, also Salzburgh, Post Office was opened on March 19, 1869.
Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.

Wenona

Lake City was platted in 1863 by Henry W. Sage, of Sage McGraw & Company around a mill. The community was later renamed Wenona.Bay County: Names of Places
Places. September 2008
Bay Journal.com
The Michigan Central rail line was built north from community in 1871.
Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved July 25, 2013. By 1873, Wenona was served by a post office with the same name.

West Bay City

The City of West Bay City, also known as West Bank City, was formed in 1877 by the state legislature consolidating the communities of Banks, Salzburg, and Wenona.
Citation: Romig, Walter, L.H.D. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1986. 673 pages. The Banks Post Office was finally closed on February 28, 1891. The Salzburg Post Office on November 30, 1894 was closed. In 1905, West Bay City merged into Bay City, Michigan.

References

{{Bay County, Michigan Bay City, Michigan Former cities in Michigan Populated places established in 1877 1877 establishments in Michigan 1905 disestablishments in Michigan Populated places in Bay County, Michigan Geography of Bay County, Michigan