Welcome to Beardsley ...

Beardsley is located in Hutchinson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beardsley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Beardsley is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Beardsley lies within the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Beardsley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Beardsley - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Beardsley ...

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

• Parkston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Parkston is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkston <4>
• Scotland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
• Armour
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Armour is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <4>
• Tripp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
  • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <4>
• New Elm Springs Colony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
  • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
• Ethan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethan
  • Ethan is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethan <4>
• Delmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <4>
• Wolf Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
• Kaylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
  • Kaylor is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaylor <4>
• Dimock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
  • Dimock is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock <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 Beardsley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beardsley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beardsley ...

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

Adding Beardsley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beardsley post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beardsley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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