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Welcome to Bechyn ...

Bechyn is located in Renville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bechyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Bechyn is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bechyn ...

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

  • Redwood Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Olivia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Renville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hector
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bird Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Wabasso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bechyn ...

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

Adding Bechyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bechyn 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 (so far) for Bechyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bechyn post office opened in 1888. The Bechyn post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bechyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Renville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bechyn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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