Welcome to Beauford ...

Beauford is located in Blue Earth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beauford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Beauford is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beauford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beauford is within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Beauford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beauford - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beauford.

Communities near Beauford ...

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

• Mankato
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <4>
• North Mankato
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
• Lake Crystal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
• Janesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <4>
• Mapleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <4>
• Winnebago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
• Madison Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
  • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <4>
• Saint Clair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• Elysian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
  • Elysian is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <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 Beauford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beauford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beauford ...

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

Adding Beauford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beauford post office opened in 1867.

We also found Beauford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beauford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/