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Welcome to Beaucoup ...

Beaucoup is located in Washington County<1>.

The pronunciation of Beaucoup: BUH-koo<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaucoup, you might consider that their post office opened in 1815.

Beaucoup is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Beaucoup: 618 & 730<4>

Communities near Beaucoup ...

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

  • Centralia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinckneyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Carlyle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Nashville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Okawville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Germantown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wamac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wamac is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
  • Central City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Beckemeyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaucoup ...

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

Adding Beaucoup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaucoup 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 Beaucoup was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beaucoup post office opened in 1815. The Beaucoup post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaucoup.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Beaucoup. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaucoup - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Beaucoup area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Beaucoup area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/