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Welcome to Bevan ...

Bevan is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bevan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Bevan is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bevan: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Bevan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bevan - they are located in British Columbia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bevan ...

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

  • Marietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Williamstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sistersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Matamoras
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • North Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Middlebourne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lowell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bevan ...

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

Adding Bevan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bevan post office opened in 1897. The Bevan post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bevan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bevan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Bevan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Bevan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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