Welcome to Beaver River ...

Beaver River is located in the Adirondacks.

Beaver River is located in Herkimer County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Beaver River, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Beaver River: Beaver Riv.

Beaver River is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Beaver River lies within the (315) area code.

Websites for Beaver River ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beaver River, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Beaver River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Beaver River - they are located in Alberta, Nova Scotia (2) and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Beaver River ...

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

• Inlet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
  • Inlet is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <4>
• Number Four
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Number Four is located in Lewis County
• Raquette Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
  • Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <4>
• Thendara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
• Wanakena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakena
  • Wanakena is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanakena <4>
• Star Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
  • Star Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Lake <4>
• Coffins Mills
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
  • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Oswegatchie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswegatchie
  • Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswegatchie <4>
• Crystal Dale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
• Horseshoe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver River ...

Looking for more information about Beaver River? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beaver River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver River.

Adding Beaver River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver River 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 River was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Beaver River mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/