Welcome to Beamington ...
Beamington is located in Sangamon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Beamington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Beamington is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Beamington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Beamington: 217 & 447<3>
Communities near Beamington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beamington.
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
- Taylorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
- Virden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
- Girard
(18 miles [29 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 Beamington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beamington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beamington. 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 Beamington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beamington. See our Newspapers Page for Beamington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beamington ...
Looking for more information about Beamington? 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 Beamington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beamington.
Adding Beamington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Beamington 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 Beamington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Beamington post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Beamington.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beamington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Beamington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Beamington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |