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Welcome to Beverly ...

Beverly is located in Platte County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beverly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1946.

Beverly is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Beverly: (816)

Communities Also Named Beverly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Beverly: This one is located in Platte County and the other is located in Macon County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 34 communities that are also named Beverly - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Beverly ...

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

  • Leavenworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gladstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
  • Lansing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Smithville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
  • Atchison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
    • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
  • Parkville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonner Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
    • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <4>
  • Basehor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
    • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <4>
  • Platte City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
    • Platte City is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
  • Riverside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <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 Beverly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beverly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beverly ...

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

Adding Beverly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beverly post office opened in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beverly.

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

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beverly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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