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Welcome to Beham ...

Beham is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Beham is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Beham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beham, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Beham ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moundsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Martins Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellaire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Waynesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <3>
  • Shadyside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <3>
  • Wellsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bentleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
    • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <3>
  • Bethlehem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 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 Beham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beham ...

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

Adding Beham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Beham post office opened in 1890.

We also found Beham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beham.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania'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 Beham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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