Do you know of Bean Lake ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bean Lake. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bean Lake.<1>

We found mention of Bean Lake as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Platte County, Missouri.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bean Lake ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bean Lake:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bean Lake - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Bean Lake.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 29/03700   (Place Name: Bean Lake)

County: Platte     (FIPS State/County: 29/165)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Bean Lake) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Platte County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Platte County.