Welcome to Bealls Mills ...
Bealls Mills is located in Lewis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bealls Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
A typical abbreviation for Bealls Mills: Bealls Mls. (or less commonly used: Bealls Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bealls Mills for more information about variations on the name of Bealls Mills.
Bealls Mills is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bealls Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bealls Mills: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Bealls Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bealls Mills.
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
- West Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
- Lost Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Jane Lew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
- Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <5>
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
- Sand Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Alum Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis 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 Bealls Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bealls Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bealls Mills. 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 Bealls Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bealls Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Bealls Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bealls Mills ...
Looking for more information about Bealls Mills? 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 Bealls Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bealls Mills.
Adding Bealls Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bealls Mills 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 Bealls Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Bealls Mills post office opened in 1869.
We also found Bealls Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bealls Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bealls Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bealls Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bealls Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bealls Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |