Welcome to Beaver Dam ...

Beaver Dam is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver Dam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Beaver Dam is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Beaver Dam: (814)

Communities Also Named Beaver Dam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Beaver Dam - they are located in Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Beaver Dam ...

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

• Corry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
• Edinboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• Union City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Cambridge Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
• Waterford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Sherman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Hydetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Panama
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
• Mill Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Mill Village is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
• Wattsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
  • Wattsburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <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 Beaver Dam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver Dam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Dam ...

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

Adding Beaver Dam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beaver Dam post office opened in 1828.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/