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Welcome to Bevent ...

Bevent is located in Marathon County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bevent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Bevent is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bevent: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities near Bevent ...

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

  • Wausau
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
    • Wausau is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
  • Stevens Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
    • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
  • Kronenwetter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
    • Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
  • Rothschild
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
    • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
  • Mosinee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosinee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
    • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
  • Schofield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
    • Schofield is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
  • Wittenberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
    • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Birnamwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birnamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Tigerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
    • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 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 Bevent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bevent.

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

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

Adding Bevent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bevent post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bevent.

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

The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bevent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<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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