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

Beloit lies within the (712) area code.

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.

• Sioux Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <3>
• Harrisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
• Tea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
• Rock Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <3>
• Lennox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <3>
• Hawarden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
  • Hawarden is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <3>
• Beresford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <3>
• Worthing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <3>
• Larchwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <3>
• Inwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <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 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 for Beloit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Beloit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beloit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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