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Welcome to Beulah ...

Beulah is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beulah, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Beulah is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Beulah: 585

Communities Also Named Beulah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Beulah - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (7), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Manitoba (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Beulah ...

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

  • Rochester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Batavia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Geneseo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Le Roy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Spencerport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <3>
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Honeoye Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beulah ...

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

Adding Beulah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beulah 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 Beulah was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beulah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beulah - 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>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.