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Welcome to Beaver Crossing ...

Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Beaver Crossing: Beaver Xing.

Beaver Crossing is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Beaver Crossing is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Beaver Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Beaver Crossing: 605

Communities Also Named Beaver Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Beaver Crossing - they are located in Alberta, Minnesota, Nebraska and Quebec.

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

Communities near Beaver Crossing ...

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

  • Spearfish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <3>
  • North Spearfish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Sundance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Deadwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Whitewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Trojan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
  • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
    • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
  • Saint Onge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Preston is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Estimated population in 2014: 185 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 Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver Crossing - 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.