Welcome to Beaver ...
Beaver is located in Marinette County<1>.
The location of Beaver has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Beaver is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Beaver lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
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, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) 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.
- Marinette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Menominee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <4>
- Oconto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Peshtigo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Oconto Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Crivitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Wausaukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver ...
Looking for more information about Beaver? 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 Beaver, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver.
Adding Beaver to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beaver 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Beaver post office opened in 1884.
We also found Beaver in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marinette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |