Welcome to Beland ...

Beland is located in Muskogee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Beland is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Beland: (918) & (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Beland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Beland - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Beland ...

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

• Muskogee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskogee
  • Muskogee is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muskogee <4>
• Fort Gibson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
  • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <4>
• Checotah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checotah
  • Checotah is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Checotah <4>
• Haskell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Haskell is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
• Warner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
  • Warner is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <4>
• Morris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
• Okay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
  • Okay is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <4>
• Porter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <4>
• Oktaha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
  • Oktaha is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oktaha <4>
• Braggs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
  • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <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 Beland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beland ...

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

Adding Beland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beland 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 Beland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beland post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/