Welcome to Beal City ...

Beal City is located in Isabella County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beal City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Beal City is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Beal City is within the (989) area code.

Communities near Beal City ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Clare
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clare is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <4>
• Lake Isabella
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
• Shepherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Coleman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Edmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <4>
• Farwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Mecosta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
  • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <4>
• Rosebush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <4>
• Barryton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
  • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beal City ...

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

Adding Beal City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beal City 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 Beal City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beal City post office opened in 1895.

We also found Beal City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beal City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/