Welcome to Big Beaver ...While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Beaver, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956. Big Beaver is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of Big Beaver is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Big Beaver lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC). Note: If you travel south from Big Beaver (for example, toward Flaxville (MT)), you will soon leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does. Area Codes for Big Beaver: 306, 474 & 639<2> The Canadian Postal Code for Big Beaver: S0H<3> Communities Also Named Big Beaver ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Big Beaver - they are located in Michigan and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Beaver. Communities near Big Beaver ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Beaver.
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 Big Beaver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Beaver. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Beaver. See our Newspapers Page for Big Beaver. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Beaver ...Looking for more information about Big Beaver? 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 Big Beaver, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Beaver. Adding Big Beaver to Our Gazetteer ...As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future. The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Big Beaver was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Beaver. Footnotes ...
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