Welcome to Beaver Creek ...

Beaver Creek is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Beaver Creek: Beaver Crk. (or less commonly used: Beaver Ck. or Beaver Cr.)

Beaver Creek is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Beaver Creek: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Beaver Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Beaver Creek - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Wisconsin, Wyoming and Yukon.

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

Communities near Beaver Creek ...

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

• Frederick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Thurmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Greencastle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <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 Beaver Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Creek ...

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

Adding Beaver Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beaver Creek post office opened in 1836.

We also found Beaver Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

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