Welcome to Bevansville ...

Bevansville is located in Garrett County<1>.

The location of Bevansville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bevansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Bevansville is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bevansville is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bevansville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bevansville: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Bevansville ...

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

• Frostburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Meyersdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Westernport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Lonaconing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Grantsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Rockwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Piedmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Confluence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <5>

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 Bevansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bevansville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bevansville ...

Looking for more information about Bevansville? 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 Bevansville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bevansville.

Adding Bevansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bevansville 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 Bevansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bevansville post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bevansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/