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Welcome to Beaver Meadows ...

Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver Meadows, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beaver Meadows has a population of 833 people<3> (see below for details).

Beaver Meadows is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Beaver Meadows lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beaver Meadows had an population of 833 people. This is a decrease of 4.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beaver Meadows had a population of 869 people. This makes Beaver Meadows the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 869 people, the population of Beaver Meadows decreased 10.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 968 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beaver Meadows.

Communities near Beaver Meadows ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
    • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
  • Palmerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <5>
  • West Hazleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Slatington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
    • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <5>
  • Mahanoy City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
    • Lansford is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver Meadows ...

Looking for more information about Beaver Meadows? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beaver Meadows, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver Meadows.

Adding Beaver Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver Meadows 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 Beaver Meadows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beaver Meadows post office opened in 1830.

We also found Beaver Meadows in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver Meadows.

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Beaver Meadows.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver Meadows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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