Welcome to Beaver Falls ...

Beaver Falls is located in Renville County<1>.

The location of Beaver Falls 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 Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Beaver Falls is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beaver Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Beaver Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Beaver Falls - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Beaver Falls ...

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

• Redwood Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls
  • Redwood Falls is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Falls <4>
• Olivia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
  • Olivia is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivia <4>
• Renville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renville
  • Renville is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renville <4>
• Fairfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Hector
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
• Bird Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Island
  • Bird Island is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bird Island <4>
• Morgan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Morgan is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
• Wabasso
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
  • Wabasso is located in Redwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <4>
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Danube
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danube have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
  • Danube is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danube <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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Falls ...

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

Adding Beaver Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver Falls 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 Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beaver Falls post office opened in 1867.

We also found Beaver Falls in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Renville County: www.co.renville.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/