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Welcome to Beagle ...

Beagle is located in Miami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beagle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Beagle is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Beagle: 913

Communities Also Named Beagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Beagle - they are located in Kentucky, Ohio and Oregon.

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

Communities near Beagle ...

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

  • Paola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Osawatomie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Garnett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • La Cygne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Drexel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <3>
  • Linn Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Princeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Parker is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beagle ...

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

Adding Beagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beagle 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 Beagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Beagle post office opened in 1888. The Beagle post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beagle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Miami, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beagle - 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/