Welcome to Beaverdam ...

Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaverdam, 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.

Beaverdam is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Beaverdam lies within the (616) area code.

Communities Also Named Beaverdam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Beaverdam - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina (4), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Beaverdam ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Walker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Grand Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
  • Grand Haven is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Haven <4>
• Hudsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <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 Beaverdam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaverdam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaverdam ...

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

Adding Beaverdam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaverdam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

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