Welcome to Beaver ...

Beaver is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Beaver is located in Delta County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Beaver, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Beaver is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Beaver and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Beaver: (906)

Communities Also Named Beaver ...

While we believe that this Beaver is located in Delta County, we know of another 3 Michigan communities named Beaver. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alger, Bay and Marquette County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 44 communities that are also named Beaver - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, 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.

• Escanaba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <4>
• Gladstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Brampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Brampton is located in Delta County
• Trombly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
  • Trombly is located in Delta County
  • Trombly has also been known as:
  • Trombley
• Saint Nicholas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
  • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
• Maplewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Delta County
• Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Rock is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock <4>
• Chaison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
  • Chaison is located in Delta County
• Cornell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Cornell is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <4>
• Rapid River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River
  • Rapid River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid River <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver ...

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

Adding Beaver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Beaver on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/