Welcome to Beaver Dams ...

Beaver Dams is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver Dams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Beaver Dams is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Beaver Dams lies within the (607) area code.

Communities Also Named Beaver Dams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beaver Dams - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Beaver Dams ...

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

• Elmira
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
• Corning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
• Horseheads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <3>
• Bath
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
• Elmira Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
• Painted Post
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <3>
• Watkins Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
• Addison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <3>
• Dundee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
• Montour Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Dams ...

Looking for more information about Beaver Dams? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beaver Dams, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver Dams.

Adding Beaver Dams to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beaver Dams post office opened in 1845.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver Dams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/