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Welcome to Beaver ...

Beaver is located in Plymouth County<1>.

Beaver is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beaver lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Beaver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Beaver - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Beaver ...

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

  • Brockton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Quincy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Weymouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
  • Taunton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Attleboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Braintree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Norwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
  • North Attleboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Beaver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.