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Welcome to Beaverville ...

The village of Beaverville is located in Iroquois County<1>.

The pronunciation of Beaverville: BEE-ver-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaverville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beaverville has a population of 326 people<3> (see below for details).

Beaverville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Beaverville (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Beaverville: 815 & 779<5>

The ZIP code for Beaverville: 60912<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beaverville had an population of 326 people. This is a decrease of 9.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beaverville had a population of 362 people. This makes Beaverville the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 362 people, the population of Beaverville decreased 7.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 391 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beaverville.

Communities Also Named Beaverville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beaverville - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Beaverville ...

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

  • Kankakee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Watseka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Momence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kentland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Limestone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Grant Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Saint Anne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaverville ...

Looking for more information about Beaverville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beaverville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beaverville.

Adding Beaverville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaverville 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 Beaverville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Beaverville post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaverville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Iroquois, 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 Beaverville. 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Beaverville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaverville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Beaverville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Beaverville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Beaverville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Beaverville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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/