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Welcome to Beaver Valley ...

Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for Beaver Valley: Beaver Vly. (or less commonly used: Beaver Vally. or Beaver Vlly.)

Beaver Valley is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Beaver Valley: (570)

Communities Also Named Beaver Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Beaver Valley: This one is located in Columbia County and the other is located in Cambria County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Beaver Valley - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Beaver Valley ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shamokin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
  • Tamaqua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
    • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
  • Mount Carmel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
  • Shenandoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • West Hazleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Valley ...

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

Adding Beaver Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beaver Valley post office opened in 1832.

We also found Beaver Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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