Welcome to Beaver ...
So far, we found very little information about Beaver. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beaver to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beaver, please Contact Us.
Beaver would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Beaver has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Beaver was founded in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Beaver is 5,290 feet [1,612 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Beaver is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Beaver was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Beaver would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Beaver ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Beaver - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver.
Communities near Beaver ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beaver.
- Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Deeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <5>
- Coin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Elko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- Lamoille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <5>
- Metropolis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Elko County
- Wood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Beaver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beaver. 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 Beaver.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver. See our Newspapers Page for Beaver.
Adding Beaver to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beaver in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beaver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Beaver post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |