Bon Secour, Alabama
Bon Secour is a community of 2,789 people in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Why visit Bon Secour
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Allen House and Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Weather in Bon Secour
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About Bon Secour
Bon Secour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It lies along the eastern coastline of Bon Secour Bay (a contiguous bay that sits along the eastern edge of Mobile Bay). Bon Secour is over 35 miles (56 km) due east of the Alabama–Mississippi state line, near Gulf Shores, and over 45 miles (72 km) west of Pensacola, Florida. The name "Bon Secour" derives from the French phrase meaning "good help" or "good assistance (succor)." Bon Secour is located at the mouth of the Bon Secour River on Bon Secour Bay.
From the Wikipedia article Bon Secour, Alabama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Allen House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
Historic house in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes2
The Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Restaurant · Seafood · 0.5 mi
17451 County Road 49, Bon Secour
Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00
The Galley on the River
Restaurant · Regional · 1.5 mi
18546 County Road 10, Foley
Where to stay4
History
Bon Secour was originally founded by French settlers as a fishing village in the 1700s. Namedsafe harbor in French by Jacques Cook, a French Canadian from Montreal, a member of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville's colonizing expedition of 1699. He was a participant in the founding of Mobile in 1702.
From the History section of Bon Secour, Alabama on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship4
Chapel of Our Lady of Bon Secour
Church · Roman Catholic
17263 County Road 49, Magnolia Springs
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Map of Bon Secour
24 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Baldwin County has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-10-09: Hurricane Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2020-09-20: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-09-14: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Gulf Shores 3 mi southeast, about 5 min by car
- Foley 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Fairhope 17 mi northwest, about 27 min by car
- Daphne 24 mi northwest, about 38 min by car
- Myrtle Grove 26 mi east, about 42 min by car
- Warrington 26 mi east, about 42 min by car
- Bellview 27 mi east, about 43 min by car
- West Pensacola 28 mi east, about 45 min by car
- Brent 30 mi east, about 49 min by car
- Mobile 33 mi northwest, about 54 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sunset at Bon Secour, Alabama, en:User:Spleeph (Jon B. Ingram), Public domain
- A Bountiful Bon Secour Blessing, Teaves0921, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Allen House Bon Secour May 2013 1, Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Front walkway 8-2015, Sandy Forsman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- East side 8-2015, Sandy Forsman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Front with large live oak trees 4-2015, Sandy Forsman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View of SE Corner 4-2015, Sandy Forsman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Adult Brown Pelican - no visible oil (4805188564), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, Public domain
- ISS047-E-70891 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-248714 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-148610 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS006-E-11155 - View of Florida, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-148609 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-70892 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS015-E-21255 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-148608 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Breach for the Sky, Teaves0921, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Golden Hour as Dawn Awakens, Teaves0921, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Majestic Awakening, Teaves0921, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Plash Island Gold Rush, Teaves0921, CC BY-SA 4.0
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