Welcome to Bevan ...

Bevan is located in Washington County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Bevan is located in the (740) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Harrisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Sistersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <4>
• Pennsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
  • Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <4>
• Matamoras
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• North Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Middlebourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <4>
• Lowell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <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 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 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.

We also found Bevan on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bevan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/