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Welcome to Beloit ...

Beloit is located in Lyon County<1>.

Beloit was established in 1886.

Beloit is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Beloit: 712

Communities Also Named Beloit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Beloit - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Beloit ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beloit ...

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

Adding Beloit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beloit 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 (so far) for Beloit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beloit post office opened in 1871. The Beloit post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beloit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beloit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/