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Welcome to Beauvue ...

Beauvue is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.


The location of Beauvue has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beauvue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Beauvue is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Beauvue: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Beauvue ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
    • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
  • Colonial Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Montross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
  • Callaway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Callaway is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
  • Abell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
    • Abell is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abell <5>
  • Avenue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue
    • Avenue is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenue <5>
  • California
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
  • Clements
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Clements is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clements <5>
  • Coltons Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coltons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltons Point
    • Coltons Point is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coltons Point <5>
  • Great Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Mills
    • Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Mills <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beauvue ...

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

Adding Beauvue to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beauvue post office opened in 1892.

We also found Beauvue on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beauvue.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beauvue. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beauvue - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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