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Welcome to Beebe ...

Beebe is located in Douglas County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Beebe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Beebe is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Beebe lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beebe is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Beebe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Beebe - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan (3), Montana, Ohio, Quebec, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Beebe ...

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

  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Entiat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pateros
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Withrow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
    • Withrow is located in Douglas County
  • Granite Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
    • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
    • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beebe ...

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

Adding Beebe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beebe post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beebe.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

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