Baytona, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Coordinates: 49°20′32″N 54°45′56″W / 49.34222, -54.76556
Baytona Birchy Bay North, Gayside
Baytona Location of Baytona in Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
- Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709

Baytona is a small rural community found in Newfoundland and Labrador. A bay separates Baytona from a neighboring town called Birchy Bay. The first settlers of Baytona fished for a living, but with a depletion in cod stocks and lobsters, there was a shift away from the fishing industry.

Currently the majority of people living in Baytona make a living from the forestry industry^{[citation needed]}. There are now less than 400 people living in the community.

Baytona has a fire department, town council and a recreation committee. There are currently two running convenience stores, however, one of them is barely maintaining business. The community has a playground, and a basketball court.

The community has an Anglican and a Pentecostal church. However, there is speculation that the Pentecostal church will only remain open for a short while longer^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Name Change

Originally, Baytona was known as "Birchy Bay North". In 1958 the name was changed to "Gayside" to help the flow of mail delivery. However, in 1985, due to the teasing, joking and harassment of neighboring communities, the name of the town was changed from "Gayside" to "Baytona".^[1]